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Joel Lee adopted this adorable dachshund (formerly known as Porkchop) at the Yappy Days event in Pacific City. Lee told the Headlight Herald he would rename his dog Bilbo Waggins.

The council informally discussed the new transient room tax rate proposed by the county commissioners at their June 3 meeting and decided to make it an official agenda item June 17 to try and clarify some of their questions.

City Manager Paul Wyntergreen gave the council the rundown, but stated that one of the issues seems to be the new pieces of information that keep coming up.

“It’s a lot of information and it is morphing all the time,” he said, adding that the two ordinances on this matter that will be discussed in two public hearings with the commissioners on June 26 and July 10 came in only minutes before the council meeting – making it difficult to review them in much detail.

The proposed transient lodging tax (“even the acronyms are shifting as we speak,” Wyntergreen told the council) would appear on the November ballot as a nine percent tax with an eight percent credit back to the cities that already have a TLT of their own. Seventy percent of the money raised would be cycled back into promoting tourism in the county.

The other 30 percent has

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Early 4th of July parade in downtown Tillamook.

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28 entries and was delayed by rain. (That may have been the last time a parade in Tillamook County was delayed by rain.) The big event that year was the cow milking contest between Tillamook County’s mayors.

By 1961, besides the Dairy Parade (which concluded with the crowning of the Dairy Princess), there were milk drinking and ice cream eating contests, a tug-of-war between Lions

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Tillamook has always had parades.

Tillamook’s first Dairy Parade was in the 1920s, over a decade before the first National Dairy Month was declared in 1939.

(Dairy Month had started in 1937 as National Milk Month.) The Tillamook Dairy Parade as we know it today began in 1957. It had

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Rose City Banjoliers in the 1958 Dairy Parade. and Kiwanis, and four mayors were still participating in the cow-milking contest.

The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) took over sponsorship of the Dairy Parade in 2003, “to ensure such a historic event was able to continue,” TCCA’s Tori Harm told the Headlight Herald.

Today, the Dairy Parade is the third-largest parade in Oregon, and one of the

county’s biggest tourist draws. The parade begins at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds, picks up some of its more than 150 entries along Third Street, and winds through downtown Tillamook. Theme for the 2013 Dairy Parade is “Clowning Around.”

The Dairy Parade is followed later that day by the Tillamook County Rodeo, held at the Fairgrounds.

Tillamook County Library spices up parades with book cart drill team

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Tillamook County Library staf practice their book cart drill.

Librarians aren’t traditionally associated with kick lines and dancing, but that is about to change as staff and volunteers at Tillamook County Library perform a book cart drill for this year’s June Dairy Parade.

Library Director Sara Charlton said they’d been talking about forming a book cart drill team for a few years now. For those of you who don’t know exactly what such a thing is, be sure to check them out

this weekend at the parade– or a quick internet search will bring you up to speed on the growing phenomena.

“We just thought it would be a lot of fun to try this,” Charlton said, adding they’ve participated in county parades for 17 years with their book barrel and decided it was time to shake things up.

Bill Landeau is coordinating the drill. Landeau had experience with book cart drills at a previous job in Arizona.

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Yappy Days benefits Tillamook Animal Shelter

By Julius Jortner

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Yappy Days took place on Saturday June 15, on the sidewalk in front of the Inn at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City. More than 100 people and more than 30 dogs attended.

Booths offered homemade dog sweaters, treats and toys, face painting for people, raffles of items interesting to humans as well as dogs, dog baths, a microchip insertion service, and general information from the animal shelter. There was a dog wash and Sydney Elliott of Beaver sang with guitar accompaniment.

The event, which has been held annually since 2008, is mounted by the Inn for the benefit of the Tillamook Animal Shelter. According to Susanne Johnson, chairman this year, Yappy Days has raised about $5000 for the shelter in the last five years.

Among other help they offer, the shelter rescues dogs and finds them homes. Joel Lee came to Cape Kiwanda this Saturday from Eugene expressly to claim the dachshund he’d picked out online.

“Yappy Days is another unique happening here. It celebrates the dog-friendliness of the Cape,” said Jeremy Strober, whose three children, Cole, 13, Rachel, 9, and Gus, 16, manned the dog wash operation. According to Rachel, the largest dog they bathed was Maya, a golden retriever; the smallest was Barry, a terrier.

Look for Yappy Days next year, same place, Saturday before Fathers Day as usual.

Broadway comes to Tillamook Celebrate 100 years of American musical theater and dance with ‘It’s Broadway, Baby!’ The show hits the stage at The Barn Community Playhouse in Tillamook June 21 and will run for two weeks only: June 21 and 22, 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. Fifteen singers and performers will bring to you a revue of the best and most beloved music of the twentieth century.

‘It’s Broadway, Baby!’ is a fundraiser for the Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (TAPA) building campaign. TAPA is remodeling and upgrading The Barn Community Playhouse. If you haven’t been to a play lately, you’ll be delighted to experience the

comfortable new seating in the remodeled seating area.

Next on the remodeling list are restrooms: TAPA hopes to earn enough from ticket sales of ‘It’s Broadway, Baby!’ to build new public bathrooms in the theater.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Diamond Art Jewelers or by calling 503-842-7940. Tickets are also available at the door on the night of the performance, but it is highly recommended that you call and reserve your tickets early.

‘It’s Broadway, Baby!’ is staged by Joni Sauer-Folger and produced by Val Braun, with musical direction by Diane Nelson and choreography by Sarah Absher. The

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Bay City mapping neighborhoods

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The first meeting of a Bay City “Map Your Neighborhood” campaign took place Wednesday, June 12, at the home of Larry and Andrea Goss. Fourteen attended the meeting, which had been spearheaded by county public works director Liane Welch, who lives in Bay City.

They were joined by Paula Peek and Sue Remy from the Nehalem Bay Emergency Volunteer Corps (EVC), which had grown out of a similar “Map Your Neighborhood” effort five years ago.

“We did Map Your Neighborhood, but then people wanted more,” Peek said. Since then, the EVC has added a medical reserve corps and a group of trained ham radio operators. “It all started with Map Your Neighborhood,” Peek said.

Peek and Remy distributed pamphlets outlining nine steps to take in the first hour after a disaster. Take care of yourself first, they said: keep a pair of sturdy shoes by the bed (“The number-one injury in an earthquake is cut feet,” Peek noted), gloves, and head protection (“Most of my captains have a hard hat by the bed,” she said), along with a small crowbar, flash-

light, bottle of water, and the “9 Steps” manual.

Then take care of your family and your property – shut off water (unless a fire’s headed your way), power (which may already be out), and propane. The “9 Steps” manual includes a easily read sign with “OK” on one side and “HELP” on the other, to stick in a window.

“Impress on your neighbors the more you’re prepared, the easier it will be,” Remy told the group.

“You prepare and then you can forget about it.” Neighbors should have a gathering place picked out, whether it’s somebody’s driveway or carport or garage.

Though originally designed for earthquake survival (which on the Oregon coast means tsunamis), the “9 Steps” process is usable in any kind of disaster, from floods to long-term power outages, Peek and Remy noted. “We do this because we will have to help ourselves,” Remy said.

Map Your Neighborhood “is a neighborhood builder,” Peek told the Headlight Herald. “It’s been shown in all the disasters around the ring of fire (and tornado alley, etc.) that neighbors help neighbors, and trained neighbors are even more effective,” she said. “It

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Walking for peace Canadian resident walking from Alberta to San Diego makes stop in Tillamook

ition to make her latest trek.

“You can’t make a mistake when you listen to your inner voice,” she said. “There are good people everywhere, all over the world, and when you do good things you attract good people.”

Roy’s walk is in honor of raising awareness of nonviolence towards children, but she said it’s also about her own peace, too.

“I believe peace is within us,” she said. “When you’re kind to other people and do good actions to help and make a difference every day, those little actions spread across the world. I’m not out to change minds, just to create awareness about peace.”

She said the goal is to be kind and respectful to those she encounters and help anyone in need. Even the smallest act, Roy said, can make the world a better place, especially for children by giving them hope.

“I don’t preach religion, politics or philosophy,” she stated. “I don’t even preach peace. People just stop me because they see me with my cart and ask where I’m going.”

“It’s hard, both physically and mentally,” she added about the walk. “I have to stay very focused because

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Roy expressed her appreciation for those who have helped her out along the way and said Tillamook was no exception.

“It’s beautiful here,” she said. “I made a few friends who helped me find a few

resources I needed... The people here are very friendly and I think it’s a strong community that helps each other out because I’m just a stranger but people still wanted to help me.”

Roy has dedicated a blog to her peace walk, which she updates when she has access

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When mid-life crisis hits, some people chose to buy a new car, dye their hair, start a new hobby or any other number of remedies. For Pierrette Roy of Canmore, Alberta Canada, she decided to go for a walk – to San Diego.

“I just decided I needed a change in my life,” Roy said.

“I was definitely in a crisis.

My body was functioning, but my soul was dying; I just wasn’t happy anymore.”

So she decided to kill two birds with one stone: solve her mid-life crisis and fulfill a life-long dream of completing a peace walk.

“It was either chose to stay in my comfort zone or chose myself,” she said. “I choose myself.”

Roy had been pondering the idea of walking the west coast for two years, after reading a book depicting the pilgrimage of a woman who walked the entire United States for 28 years in the name of raising peace awareness. Roy herself wasn’t completely virgin to the idea, having walked the Santiago of Compostelle through France and Spain. She’s also backpacked through several countries, including Thai-

land, Asia, Central America and a handful of others by herself. Yet she said she always knew in her heart she wanted to do something longer someday.

“It was time to either just go for it or stop dreaming about it,” she said. Roy began her journey at the end of April, with no set end date in mind. She travels with nothing more than a cart that she pushes, which holds her food, water, camping gear and clothes. It’s decorated with the Canadian and US flag to encourage international peace.

Roy averages 15-18 miles a day, but said sometimes she only makes it five or 10 because people stop her to talk and ask about her pilgrimage.

A few times she’s been offered a place to stay the night and a nice hot meal, but she said nothing scares her – not even having to camp alone at night.

“People ask me how am I not scared of the animals or humans,” she said. “But I’m very confident and I follow my intuition so I know when it’s right and when it’s wrong.”

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Guest Column News from the Legislature

By State Representative Deborah Boone

The House and Senate Committees that oversee emergency preparedness held the second of three hearings on the Oregon Resilience Plan to hear recommendations for making Oregon’s coastal towns more resilient in the event of earthquakes and tsunamis. Coastal communities have the most to lose in the terms of lives and will have the hardest recovery. It is estimated that more than 10,000 could die, and 22,000 people living along the coast will be permanently displaced if an earthquake and tsunami were to occur of the Pacific Northwest coast today. That’s why emergency management officials are advocating that we begin the process of retrofitting building for earthquake resiliency. Senate Bill 33 would designate a task force to come up with a strategy for implementing the resilience plan, and is pending in the Ways and Means Committee.

As we enter the final weeks of the 2013 Legislative session state agency budgets are being discussed and approved. On Thursday the House approved $331.6 million for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODFW’s mission is to conserve, protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitats. As part of their operation, the department has nearly three dozen fish hatcheries. ODFW’S fish hatchery rearing programs are guided by the Native Fish Conservation Policy, the Fish Hatchery Management Policy and the Fish Health Management Policy. Fish management goals and hatchery program planning respond to the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds and local watershed interests; federal and state Endangered Species Act (ESA) guidelines; and all other applicable federal, state and local laws and regula-

tions. While wildlife officials are working to increase the fishery opportunities, their predation task force reports that increasing numbers of double-crested cormorants are taking a tremendous toll on fish populations.

The bulk of the state’s cormorant population — approximately 12,000 breeding pairs — lives on the East Sand Island in the Columbia River. The colony is estimated to consume about $250K worth of salmon smolts each week. The birds are protected, and the state has to apply to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for depredation permits to kill them. Last spring ODFW applied for depredation permits for the Tillamook, Umpqua and Rogue River populations, but the federal government denied all three, citing a lack of data. At the insistence of the Coastal Caucus, the ODFW budget that was approved this week includes $250K is included to gather the data and develop a cormorant management plan. Other states are also having problems with cormorants, federal authorities have granted permission for their control in the Minnesota lake region where their impact on fish populations has been studied and documented.

Senate Bill 830 is another fish related bill, and would establish a new management program aimed at prioritizing the main stem Columbia River for recreational fishing and moving most commercial fishing to off-channel areas. Currently there are about 550 commercial fishing permit holders on the Columbia, and there is not enough off-channel area to accommodate all of them, which would force many out of business while reducing the income of those who remain. I am not in favor of SB 830. This wholesale change to Columbia River

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Remembering Lieutenant Bergeron As Mother Nature poured tons of cold rain onto Tillamook County during the 2013 Memorial Day weekend, I remembered Lieutenant Douglas Bergeron. Weather like this was typical in mountainous Vietnam, November 1968.

The forested and brushed mountainous steep cliffs of Vietnam strongly resembled Tillamook County. There were many cold and wet days with wet clothes.

Lieutenant Douglas H. Bergeron was killed in Vietnam Nov. 4, 1968 as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, a fallen hero in the line of duty.

He attended Tillamook Catholic High School. If you were a male youth of that era, you probably played with or against him if you played little league baseball.

I didn’t know him personally, but I knew of him by name.

On Nov. 4, 1968, I probably had my own problems, getting drenched, 50 miles north of where Lieutenant Bergeron was killed. I was a USMC lance corporal.

Maybe this Mother Nature’s Memorial Day weekend rain story will help you remember Lieutenant Bergeron from Tillamook County. He was 22 years old.

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This is for owners of little dogs You laughed when your little dog barked at my dog Bear, a Great Pyrenees of about 110 pounds. You laughed again when he ran across the road and charged at him. You laughed once more as Bear almost pulled my arm out of its socket while I tried to hold him back. You stopped laughing when Bear’s huge paw knocked down your little dog and pinned him to the ground. You weren’t laughing as you picked up your little dog and checked him over for marks. You got mad at me over your own neglect. My dog and I were on the other side of the road, when this happened. Your little dog left your yard and ran at us. When your little dog came running at Bear he saw a threat to me, and he defended me. For that I’m proud of him.

Bear is licensed, and all of his shots are up to date.

I walk him every day on a leash, and try my best to respect other dogs’ turf.

We cross the road daily to avoid any confrontation.

Responsible pet owners see to the safety of their pets, and keep them on a leash or safely fenced. They do not let them run loose and attack another animal. This could have ended badly, and for no reason other than your own

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foolishness. Your little dog was lucky. I managed to hold Bear back from hurting him. I would rather it not happen again.

Ed Ketzel Bay City

Tillamook matriarchs and patriarchs Most of us are excited and proud of our children and young people and their achievements. They’re our future – I see caring, kind, compassionate, loving children that are growing to love their country and fellow man.

Someday, they too will be old and unable to do things and work and provide as they did while young. Tillamook is filled with a large percentage of seniors; many still functioning to the best of their ability. Often times, additional help and strength is needed so they can feel needed and useful and wanted.

Our senior center is in need of encouragement and often items that we take upon ourselves to raise funds for or work for.

There are plenty of seniors who would benefit from those who care to care; even a conversation and a smile. There are activities and games. Donations are needed. We need a larger place to meet together and enjoy one another. Once a

month, a potluck – we need a working (energy-saving) refrigerator for food to help those in need.

Three people at the center do most of the planning and work. Let’s show our elders we appreciate them and offer suggestions, give of ourselves to help. Life goes by too quickly.

Carol Ackerman Myers Tillamook

Visible crosswalks I am seriously concerned that the city of Tillamook is not keeping crosswalks visibly painted again. The last time I complained the excuse was they were moving and short on manpower.

Now Memorial Day has come and gone and the Farmer’s Market will soon open on Saturdays but the crosswalk between the courthouse and post office, across Hwy. 6, is virtually invisible again.

This area has heavy foot and vehicle traffic all year and even more this time of year because tourists coming through are unaware there is a crosswalk simply because the lines are not painted. We need to fix this problem immediately before someone gets injured.

Let’s not wait for someone to get hurt.

Carmen Rost Tillamook

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The Tillamook County Family YMCA is pleased to announce the retirement of the debt for the 4.2 million dollar expansion project that was completed and available for use in January 2010. This project, whose fund raising began in 1998, included a five-lane, zeroentry, warm water pool with a salt-water chlorination system, a three-stop elevator and a 5,000 square foot fitness center. This project also added ventilation for the competitive pool and an indoor fire safety water sprinkler and a fire alarm system throughout the building.

The expansion has been well used since its completion. Membership has increased 15 to 20 percent and facility use has grown by two to three thousand visits per month, going from 5,000 - 6,000 visits to 7,500 - 10,000. (Visits are daily use counts by members or guests, but do not include the

youth sports, swim team or of the elderly members and childcare daily attendees.) others who have difficulty The new warm water pool with stairs but still wish to offers an inviting 88 degree exercise in the upper floors temperature facility for of the facility. swim lessons, open A project costswim, water therapy ing as much as and water exercise $4.2 million can classes, while the typically have fitness center is spaunfilled pledges of cious and well ven10 percent to 20 tilated, providing percent. In the case cardio and strength of this project, training equipment. estimates show The volunteer approximately board and staff are $10,000 may be very appreciative of Don Schmidt uncollected, less the countywide supthan one-half of 1 port to complete the project. percent of the total cost—yet Our greatest reward is the another example of the gennumber of people benefiting erosity and commitment of from the pool, fitness center residents in our community. and elevator. Any day or This project demonstrates night of the week you will once again our community’s see kids, families and adults tremendous support for the utilizing these facilities.

YMCA. It really makes a The elevator adds an extra statement, not only to the touch by allowing everyone other Y’s in Oregon, but to access to the second floor the Y’s across the country, multiple-use rooms and the especially given the size of third floor walking/jogging our community. track. The elevator has been A great deal of thanks a very pleasant surprise, goes to the Board of Direcreceiving daily use by many tors, the Board of Trustees

and community volunteers for having the courage and faith to stay the course and complete this project. Having once agreed to move forward with the project, this group was persistent and determined to accomplish their goal. From the small group meetings, surveys, community campaigns and successful construction phases, everyone stayed together, and little by little it became a reality.

Having debt free status will allow the board and staff to concentrate on a plan to renovate the locker rooms and other general maintenance to our 35-year old building. Addressing these and other needs will help ensure we have a user-friendly facility. For now thank you to all those who helped make this most recent expansion the success that it is. Stop by for a tour, join a class or purchase a membership. The Y is an asset for all of the people living in or visiting Tillamook County. We look forward to serving you!

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Nestucca firefighters respond to house fire

By Melonie Ferguson For the Headlight Herald

Nestucca Rural Fire Department responded to a house fire on June 8 located at the 5800 block of Neptune Drive, Pacific City. According to Fire Chief Kris Weiland, the blaze originated in a barbecue on a wooden deck that spread to beach grass growing in close proximity to the home. The fire quickly spread, igniting the vacation home’s cedar shake siding.

“Cedar siding is the same material we use to start camp fires and wood stoves. As the weather dries up, so does the vegetation surrounding and siding on our homes,” Weiland emphasized. He pointed out that short grass provides less fuel for a fire and is therefore less of a risk, but ideally “I recommend that homeowners cut the grass away from their homes at least three feet or more.” Additionally, he recommended cleaning rain gutters and low hanging tree limbs. “If the grass burns, the trees can go up like a Roman candle.”

Chief Weiland reported on the fire to the Fire Board at the monthly Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District Board Meeting held Wednesday, June 12. Business that evening included discussion of a proposed change to public input

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protocol during such meetings.

Board President Ken Crowe announced early in the discussion that he’d reversed his opinion on his former recommendation that public input be submitted in writing ahead of time. Jan Bayless concurred.

“I thought it was a good idea when we talked about it last month, but I’ve asked around, and other [Fire Districts who enacted such policy] say it’s a bad deal,” he said.

John Emerson, voiced his continued opposition to the notion; other board members agreed. Members of the public will still be allowed three minutes each to make comment at board meetings, if they so desire.

Action taken at the meeting included Board approval of a Standard Operating Guideline for the volunteer position of Health and Safety Officer. The board also approved Chief Weiland’s request for additional leave time. Since the Chief is paid on salary, and being that he hasn›t had a raise in the four years he’s been here, he requested 10 additional days per year. (This also has no effect on the budget with additional increased cost of benefits, or wages.)

NRFPD next meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10 at the Hebo Fire Station.

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At a community meeting late last month, several school district employees and parents of school-aged children met to discuss ways to prevent schoolbased bullying and harassment within the district.

“It’s a systematic approach,” said NKN High School Principal Heidi Buckmaster. “Nothing gets better overnight, but we’re on the path to getting better.”

Buckmaster said they have a specific curriculum at the high school for working through bullying, with a series of several coaching lessons over several years. They are at the very beginning of the program this year.

“It addresses how to define and respond to bullying and what is respectful behavior,” she added.

Buckmaster said the program, called PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), would be reviewed every year to fit the day-and-age of harassment.

At NKN Elementary School, Principal Leo Lawyer said getting by-standers involved can often help the victim more than standing

up for him or herself.

“We do lots of role playing,” Lawyer said, emphasizing a conflictmanagement skills program called Kelso’s Choice.

According to Lawyer, Kelso’s Choice empowers kids and encourages them to make strong statements that they can feel good about when confronted with harassment. Harrasment comes in a variety of hurtful things, he said, such as weight, racism, social standings etc., but if more than one person calls the harasser on his or her behavior, it proves that anyone can have a strong voice. He said parents are starting to hear about the program and his teachers encourage their students to practice at home with their parents.

At Nehalem Elementary, Principal Kristi Woika said the next step is the adults’ response when a student presents them with a problem.

“Parents need to be coached too because they don’t know how to respond to this stuff,” she said.

NKN Superintendent Paul Erlebach said the group would reconvene in the fall to see how their anti-harassment procedures were doing.

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Dan Biggs, Executive Director at Economic Development Council of Tillamook County, provided the council with some figures to illustrate how this tax will help the entire county. In 2003, he said, the state enforced a one percent TLT because Oregon was lagging behind other states in marketing and advertising to tourists. Since then, tourism has grown to a $9 billion industry.

According to Biggs, $1.5 million in “destination spending” (money a tourist spends once they arrive at their destination) is spent on the north coast and only $180,000 of that is in Tillamook County.

“We lag way behind our neighboring counties,” he said, “because we haven’t integrated a marketing program to capture these people.”

Biggs said Clatsop County spends a couple of million dollars every year to draw in tourists.

“This could be a real game changer for us,” Biggs emphasized. “We estimate it will bring in $1.5 million into our county... that will have a significant impact.”

Councilor Doug Henson inquired as to who would be governing the money generated. Biggs said the plan is to have the EDC handle expenditures with a citizen advisory committee giving them guidance. They’re in the process of recruiting for the citizen committee; Mayor Suzanne Weber has already agreed to be a member.

Councilor Steve Forster asserted his concern that this puts Tillamook at a disadvantage for having the highest TLT in the county.

“We’re not a destination location,” he said. “We’re not on the beach; it’s important for us to break this down and really seriously look at it.”

Commissioner Bill Baertlein, who was also present at the council meeting, reminded Forster that Tillamook is already 2-3 percent higher than its neighboring cities.

“We felt the 9/8 option equalized things a bit,” he said. “It’s not perfect, but we

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been promised to help maintain the roads.

This 9/8 proposal was not one of the options that came out of a subcommittee of the economic development committee, but was none-theless proposed and accepted by commissioners rather suddenly at a workshop on June 5.

“There’s been a little bit of heartburn over that,” Wyntergreen stated. However, Wyntergreen informed the council that a still rather vague piece of the puzzle was how the money would be governed and expedited should the ballot pass.

“Not a lot of answers on that at this point,” he said.

“But the bottom line is this doesn’t change the city’s TLT at all, it just adds one percent on top of it.”

With the city of Tillamook’s 10 percent TLT and a one percent tax for the state of Oregon, this added county one percent bumps the city up to 12 percent in TLTs. The biggest change however is to the unincorporated areas, which currently only pay the one percent state TLT. They would be providing the county with nine percent of their TLT, due to the fact they don’t currently pay any city TLTs. Wyntergreen told the council one of his concerns was the price sensitivity of the city’s hotels and motels and if they would be affected or not.

He informed the council they didn’t have to take a position on this matter, or they could pick a representative to attend either of the public

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June 27, 2 p.m.: CelloBop with Gideon Freudmann TEENS — June 20, 5:30 p.m. Paint & Plant-A-Pot June 27, 5:30 p.m.: Sock Animals BAY CITY Weekly crafts and story times Thursdays at 3 p.m.

Thursday, June 27: Kick-off Program Friday, June 28, 3 p.m. Reptile Man with Richard Ritchie GARIBALDI Weekly crafts and story times, Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. June 25 - August 13 Wednesday, June 19: Kick-off Summer Reading Program June 25, 12:30 p.m.: The Dirt on Dirt

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June 21: Kick-off Program Mr. Bill’s Summer Sing-along ROCKAWAY BEACH Summer Reading Program Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

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also wanted to be competitive with the other counties all while getting everyone involved to help pay for roads, not just the unincorporated areas.”

Baertlein said that while he did vote for the 9/8 option, it is still a work in progress and if overwhelming support came in for another option, he would take it into consideration, although they would still prefer to get it on the November ballot.

“There is time to vet this and argue it through the next month,” he said.

“I am in support of it, but we have to look at how it impacts us first,” Forster rebutted. “In any partnership, we have to look at our house first.”

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It’s a first for Tillamook County, but there are nationwide contests promoting book cart drill teams and prize money is usually funneled back into the library.

“People get serious about this,” Charlton said.

“It’s absolutely hysterical.”

The Tillamook County book cart drill team will be making six different appearances in parades throughout the summer, including the 4th of July in Manzanita and Rockaway, Garibaldi Days and Pacific City and Cloverdale parades.

“We’re doing it just for entertainment and to say thank you for coming to the library,” Charlton added.

“It’s just good community fun.”

They’ve been practicing every Friday morning for an hour and Charlton said

fish management will have a devastating effect on the Lower Columbia River communities like Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier and Clatskanie. Many families in these communities have commercially fished the Columbia for generations, and this cultural tradition is an important way of life. Astoria is already seeing a downturn in its economy due to the impending plan. In the last six months, commercial gear sales are down in just one store by over $250K. Boat and motor shops are struggling, as this uncertainty is causing commercial fishers to delay or cancel equipment purchases, upgrades and repairs. North Coast communities depend on the revenue generated by the Columbia River commercial fishery,

they’ve incorporated eight different moves into their routine – including a kick line.

“We filmed it last week to see how it looked and you just can’t help but laugh it’s so funny,” she said. “There’s nothing funnier than a bunch of librarians in a kick line.”

Charlton stated that if people enjoy it, the library might make it a tradition every year and add new moves. They’ve also added music and are decorating the book carts to match this year’s theme: ‘dig into reading.’

“We hope people will come out and enjoy it,” she said. “We love seeing everyone at the parade and we’re really looking forward to this year. The parade is such a big thing and we always enjoy being a part of it.”

which allows consumer access to these highly valued fish. This plan has little or no conservation benefit, but rather transfers the allocation of fish from commercial to recreational anglers, preventing the general public from purchasing these fish through the traditional stream of commerce.

The commercial fleet is unified in its opposition to this plan, as are the seafood processors, restaurants and Native Americans who commercially fish with gillnets above Bonneville Dam. Commercial fishing is so important to the economic well-being of our coastal communities, that I was delighted to hear that Pacific Seafood will be opening up a temporary processing plant at Tongue Point in Astoria this weekend.

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Kenneth Archibald Beebehiser

Terry Lee Kindred

Kenneth Archibald Beebehiser was born Oct. 16, 1927 in Bay City to Archie and Ester (Schiffman) Beebehiser and passed away on June 10, Kenneth 2013 in TillaBeebehiser mook, surrounded by his family, his pastor and friends, and Dr. Ben Douglas singing hymns and favorite songs.

Ken was baptized in the Bay City Methodist Church.

He graduated from Bay City High School and then served as a Yeoman Striker in the United States Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1946 and again in 1951.

He returned to Bay City and married Barbara Jane McLellan on Oct. 2, 1949 in Bay City.

Ken was proud of being a Dale Carney graduate. He worked as a car salesman, VW specialist and was proud to service and maintain friends’ and customers’ vehicles. Ken enjoyed farming, camping, hunting and time spent with his family and friends. He was the Commander and Ski King of the Bay City Boat Club, member of the Tillamook Elks Lodge, Bay City United Methodist Church, Bay City Boosters Club, and on the Bay City Council.

He coordinated the ministry and music at the Kilchis House where his wife once resided and was the activity director at the Griffin House where he was greatly cared for during the last weeks of his life.

Ken is survived by his son, Kevin A. Beebehiser and his wife LeAnn of Milwaukie, Ore; four grandchildren, Kenyon Beebehiser and his wife Ashley of Keizer, Ore., Kyndra Beebehiser of Hillsboro, Ore., Kayla Beebehiser of Gladstone, Ore. and Kyler Beebehiser of Milwaukie, Ore; his brother and sisterin-law Jack and Adelyn Willford of Prineville, Ore.; three nieces, Janelle Smith and Beverly Heussor of Eugene, Ore. and Jen Clark of Spokane, Wash.; and Ken’s very special friend Opal Powell of Tillamook.

Funeral services were held at the Bay City Methodist Church in Bay City on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 4 p.m. Interment was held at Bay City IOOF Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bay City Methodist Church or the Griffin House in care of Waud’s Funeral Home.

Terry Lee Kindred was born April 13, 1948 in Ontario, Ore. to Edwin and Dorothy (Pearson) Kindred.

He passed away June 10, 2103. Terry has four siblings, Geraldine, Rosemary, Darlene, and Tammy. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, crabbing, and camping. He is survived by his children, Kari Kindred and Michelle Kindred Nguyen and his grandchild Kaylann Singleton. A celebration of life will be held June 22, 2013 at 1 p.m. at 254 Dubois Ln., St. Helens, Ore. 97051.

Hazel F. Swanson Hazel F. Swanson, 94, passed away June 8, 2013 at home.

She was born Jan. 3, 1919, in Portland, Ore., the youngest of six children to RichHazel Swanson ard and Bessie Miller.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Roy E. Swanson, who passed away Dec. 31, 2011.

She spent her youth growing up in the Willamette Valley and Portland, where she and Roy met. They were married in Portland on Nov. 9, 1940.

In 1947 they moved to Tillamook and raised their four children. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, playing pinochle, and being with her family.

She is survived by her four children Richard (Debbie) Swanson of Cloverdale, Ore., Don (Armen) Swanson of Redondo Beach, Calif., Tom (Linda) Swanson of Longview, Wash., Susie (Steve) Manners of Kelso, Wash.; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 19 at 12:30 p.m. at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Hospice Care Center, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632.

Steven Blair Allen Steven Blair Allen was born in Garberville, Calif. on Nov. 21, 1953 to George and Mary (Smith) Allen.

Steven passed away in Wheeler on June 13, 2013 at the age of 59.

He grew up in Medford, Ore. and attended school in Medford before joining the United States Army in 1971.

Steven served his country honorably during the Vietnam War. Upon returning to Medford he worked for the Harry and David Company

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Ann Marie Amato Payne Ann Marie Amato Payne, born Dec. 16, 1969 to Ronald S. Amato and Alice Mae Piro Amato, passed Ann Marie Payne away May 23, 2013.

Ann was raised in Portland with her sister Sue and brother Ronnie. She attended Saint Ignatius Grade School and then Central Catholic High School, the same school her dad attended. Later she attended Apollo College and worked as a medical assistant.

In the late 90s she married Roger Payne and together they had a little girl, Cheyanne Rae Payne, now 14. They parted ways but remained close friends.

Ann loved baking and cooking, especially Italian food. She enjoyed picking out fabric for her sister to sew. They also enjoyed quilting together. Ann was very family oriented and enjoyed having family fun wherever she went. Her daughter Cheyenne was her whole world and she was

very proud of her. She also enjoyed collecting anything involving frogs and loved walking on the beach. She loved country music and anything western. She could often be found wearing her cowboy boots or a pair of flip-flops.

Ann lived in Pacific City for two years were she worked as a school bus driver for the Nestucca Valley and at Dory Land Pizza.

She also drove school buses in Willamina for three years. After moving to Hermiston, she attended Blue Mountain College for four years and wanted to become a social worker to help children. While there she worked at Safeway.

She had two miniature dachshunds, Isis and Dipstick, with Randy Neal, who she described as her rock. Ann and Randy were together several years and he was right by her side taking care of her right until the end.

She was proceeded in death by her mother Alice Mae Piro Amato who passed away in February of 1993.

Ann is survived by her daughter, Cheyanne; father Ronald S. Amato; her sister Sue Lombardi; brother Ronnie Amato; Randy Neal and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. June 30, 2013 at the American Legion Hall in Portland, 8329 SE 89th Ave. Donations can be made in Ann’s memory to colon cancer research, to breast cancer research in memory of her mother Alice or to Tillamook County Hospice.

She will be missed very dearly by all.

Hallie E Kirkingburg Hallie E Kirkingburg was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on May 21, 1938 to Edward and Mildrid (March) Kirkingburg. Hallie passed away unexpectedly in Tillamook on June 14, 2013 at the age of 75.

Upon graduation from high school he joined the United States Air Force.

Hallie served his country honorably as an aircraft mechanic for four years. After the military Hallie moved his family to California and he worked as a foreman mechanic for LA County. They later moved to Garibaldi where he was a long-haul trucker.

Hallie married Katharina in 2000 and they resided in Tillamook. Hallie leaves behind to honor his life, his loving family, wife, Katharina Kirkingburg of Tillamook; children Dorene Kirkingburg of St. Helens, Ore., Hallie E. Kirkingburg Jr. and wife Shari of Corona, Calif., Kevin Kirkingburg of San Miguel, Calif., stepson Dayo John Shepard

of Red Bud, Ill.; grandchildren Michael, Michele, Magen, Mathew, Everette, Chase and Jaret; several siblings in Ohio, Spokane, Wash. and Florida plus many nieces and nephews.

At his request, no service will be held. Cremation arrangements are in care of Waud’s Funeral Home in Tillamook.

William John Ruef William John Ruef was born in Bremerton, Wash. in 1941. He worked for Puget Sound William Ruef Naval Ship Yard until retirement in 1993 when he moved to Rockaway Beach. Bill came out of retirement and owned and operated North Coast Novelty in Rockaway Beach since 2002.

This July 20 would have marked 50 years of marriage to his wife, Janice.

In his spare time he and his wife fostered over 60 children in Kitsap County, Wash., remodeling homes and coached his kids sports, which was the most enjoyable time of his life. Bill was a beloved husband, father and especially papa.

He is survived by his son, Timothy Ruef; daughter Jennifer Ruef; grand “kids” Mikaela Atkinson and Casey Graziano; grandkids Isaac Ruef and Theo Ruef.

Arrangements will be held for everyone in August, date to be announced.

Thomas Theodore Fink

Tom married Irene Dorothy Schiefelbein on Nov. 22, 1947, in White Lake, Wisc. after a whirlwind courtship designed by Betty, Tom’s sister. Tom and Irene soon moved to Vanport, Ore., an area well known for its 100-year flood, to Tillamook, known for its annual flooding. There they developed a special relationship with this community and cherished for almost 50 years “the land of cheese, trees and ocean breeze.”

Tom enjoyed his work at the Tillamook County Creamery, Tillamook Veneer and as head millwright for Publishers Paper Company, before retiring to Forest Grove, Ore. Throughout his life, Tom (and wife, Irene) were proud members of Redeemer Lutheran in Tillamook, Grace Lutheran in Hillsboro and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Cornelius.

Grandpa will be fondly remembered for his love of the farm, Osh-Kosh overalls, Big Red gum, a devilish sense of humor, fishing at Trout Lake, amazing gardens, big curly mustaches, treasured wooden toys created for his grandchildren, suspenders, long walks to the mailbox, laying on the floor and reading stories, being an avid fan of his children’s sporting events, a love for Portland State football and the ability to build and fix anything!

Tom is survived by his wife of 66 years, Irene; children Tom, (Marilyn), Dick, (Kim) Jo (Morgan Hanscom) and David (Debbie); grandchildren Amy, Jeani, Katie, Molly, Alyssa, Ashley, Trevor and Logan, and great-grandchildren Emily, Kadyn, Luke, Chance, Addison and Violet.

Tom, the oldest of 14 children, by Forest and Ruth Fink (Witz) is survived by three brothers and six sisters.

A celebration of Tom’s life was held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 4265 SW Golf Course Rd., Cornelius, Ore. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

The family wishes to thank the staff at The Springs, Farmington Square and Odyssey Hospice or their loving care of Tom during the last years of his life.

Thomas Theodore Fink, born Nov. 9, 1926 in Two Rivers, Wisc., peacefully died surrounded by family on June 14, 2013 in Beaverton, Ore. at the age of 86.

Thomas Fink At the tender age of 16, Tom fibbed about his age so he would be allowed to join the US Marine Corps., enlisted December of 1942 and served in WWII with the 4th Marine Division in the South Pacific Theatre. Tom participated in action at Roi-Namur, the Marshall and Mariani Islands, Saipan and Tinian. He was honorably discharged on Jan. 4,H20918 1946. Oregonian 1x1 092111:Lay

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for many years.

He was united in marriage to Mary Owens in 1986. They lived together in Medford before moving to Tillamook in 2002.

Steven worked for the Tillamook Country Smoker before his health forced him to retire in 2011. He was very active in the St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Tillamook and loved being their greeter on Sunday mornings. Steven enjoyed fishing and camping and loved to barbeque. He was preceded in death by his father.

He leaves behind to honor his life, his loving family: wife, Mary Allen of Tillamook; daughter, Stephanie Beasley and husband Andrew of Seligman, Mo.; sister, Carol Hawkins and husband Jim of Grants Pass, Ore.; mother, Mary E. Allen of Grants Pass, Ore.; step children, Warren White and wife Deanna of Portland, Ore., Fran Martini and husband Brian of Indianapolis, Ind., Ingrid LaMonte and husband Rich of Fort Collins, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Briana, Angela, Clair, Penelope, Porter, Maddie, and Bennett; two nephews, Justin and Cory.

A memorial service will be held at St. Alban’s Church in Tillamook on June 22, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Steven will be inurned at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Ore. Cremation arrangements are in care of Waud’s Funeral Home in Tillamook.

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ad was a very dynamic person, working in the logging industry, operating a gas station, owning an auto repair shop and a “Nuts and Bolts” shop before going to work for the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Department for 20 years as Deputy for South County and then later on as the Jailer. Dad loved the people of Tillamook County and worked hard to keep them safe. On Friday and Saturday nights he would patrol the area bars checking to make sure people got a ride home safely just in case they happened to drink too much. Dad would also stop teenagers who were speeding and give them a lecture on the heartache of auto accidents and tell them if he caught them speeding again he would take them home and have a discussion with their parents.

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LEFT: From left, Wheeler City Manager Jeff Aprati, Karen Matthews, Eunice Massie and Edith Rohde stand in front of a special display celebrating Wheeler’s early beginnings. RIGHT: Wheeler officially celebrates its “100 Years of History,” as noted on an overhead banner spanning U.S. 101, on Saturday, July 20, at Waterfront Park.

Wheeler gears up for its 100-year celebration picnic in July and reset it across the street to accommodate the hanging of the “100 Years of History’ banner and future celebratory signs. Part of the reason for the relocation of the pole is because TPUD is no longer hanging banners for community events from power poles for safety reasons.

“It’s just a great group of people at PUD that made this happen,” said Aprati. “It’s a community service, a goodwill thing and we’re very appreciative.”

In addition, the city is selling centennial hats at $12.50 each and coffee mugs for $7.50 at Wheeler City Hall for those who would like to have a commemorative item depicting the town’s centennial.

The city council has also authorized a Certificate of

Appreciation that will be presented to “those folks who are considered ‘pioneers’ and who have given to the community,” said Mayor Stevie Burden. “We have some amazing community volunteers.”

The first presentation will be made at the Wheeler City Council meeting on June 18

and at subsequent monthly meeting through the remainder of Wheeler’ 100th year.

Suggestions for worthy individuals to receive recognition may be made at Wheeler City Hall or by contacting Mayor Burden.

As for the afternoon picnic celebration in the park on July 20, live music,

celebratory remarks, food and refreshments will be the order of the day, according to Aprati and Matthews. The centennial picnic this year is in lieu of the Wheeler Business Association sponsored Summerfest held the past couple of years.

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Wheeler turned 100 years old on June 4 and to celebrate the community will be holding a picnic at Waterfront Park on Saturday, July 20, in which everyone from the greater Nehalem Bay area is invited to attend. Organizers were busy last week erecting a historical timeline display in the windows of the old Wheeler Pharmacy building, while crews from Tillamook PUD placed a banner across Hwy 101 saluting the occasion of the town’s centennial.

It was on June 4, 1913 that Tillamook County gave its stamp of approval on the results of the vote of incorporation. The vote wasn’t even close with 32 citizens casting their votes in favor of incorporation and just two voting against the idea. The results arrived at the Secretary of State’s office a week later and officials there slapped a date of June 11, 1913 as the birthday of Wheeler, but locals adhere to the earlier date, according to Wheelerite Eunice Massie, whose help was enlisted to help with the historical aspect of the display.

“Wheeler was a center of industry in its day,” said

Wheeler City Councilor Karen Matthews of the pictorial display at the pharmacy.

“We want to celebrate that early history and the roots of the Nehalem Bay area.”

The mural in which historical photographs and documents are attached came together on Memorial Day with the help of local students and 4-H members who teamed up with other community members. A permanent display is planned for Wheeler’s train station and it will be dedicated the day of the July celebration. City Manager Jeff Aprati was particularly pleased that Tillamook PUD erected the banner across 101 at no cost to the city. Not only that, but PUD crews yanked the pole that was once home to the city’s tsunami siren from its city hall location

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By Dave Fisher

For the Headlight Herald

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13 write-in candidates elected County adopts 2013to eight special districts May 21 14 fiscal year budget

By Joe Wrabek jwrabek@countrymedia.net

At the May 21 special election, 13 seats on the governing bodies of eight special districts had no candidate filed. Those positions would be filled by write-ins, county clerk Tassi O’Neill told the Headlight Herald; whoever got the largest number of write-in votes would be declared the winner (assuming they were “qualified electors,” or registered voters living in the district).

The “abstract of votes” for those write-ins were released June 6 by the county clerk’s office. Most of the winners had received only a handful of votes; 28 votes were cast for the winning write-in on the Nehalem Bay Health District’s Position 3, and the winner of one of the three seats on the Hebo Joint Water and Sanitary Authority had just one vote. Here’s the breakdown:

Position 2 on the Garibaldi Rural Fire District board was won by Dan Guenert, with four votes (10 other write-ins got one vote each), and Cara Mico won Position 4 with three votes (seven other write-ins got one vote, and two got two).

Scott Campbell was the clear winner for Position 4 on the Netarts-Oceanside Fire District board, with 24 write-in votes (one candidate got three votes, and 10 other candidates got one vote each).

On the Nehalem Bay Health District, Deanna Hendricks won Position 3 with 28 write-in votes (one write-in had three votes, four candidates got two votes each, and 20 got one vote each).

There was a tie for Position 1 on the NetartsOceanside Sanitary District between Don Doorlag and Kathy Norris; each had two write-in votes. A drawing of lots declared Norris the winner. Seven other

write-ins got one vote each, and one got three votes but wasn’t a registered voter.

Robert (Bob) Jacobsen won Position 2 on the Fairview Water District, with 10 votes; one other write-in had three votes, two had two votes, and 14 had one vote each. Brett Hurliman won Position 4, with 11 votes; three writein candidates had two votes each, and 12 had one vote each.

On the Twin Rocks Water District, Linda Arcand won Position 5 with seven votes; one candidate had two votes, and two others one vote each.

Linda Berndt was elected to Position 3 on the Watseco-Barview Water District board, with 15 write-in votes; three other candidates got one vote each, one got two votes, and one three votes. David Robertson was awarded Position 5, also with 15 votes; one other candidate had three votes, and three had one vote each.

And on the Hebo Joint Water and Sanitary Authority, where no one had filed for any of the three positions on the board, all the winning candidates were write-ins. There was a three-way tie for Position 2, with Gordon Whitehead, Donna Lane and Lonnie Moeller getting one vote each. A drawing of lots declared Moeller the winner. There was a two-way tie for Position 5, between Bob Pietruszka and Mary Affolter (a third candidate turned out to not be a registered voter), and a drawing of lots declared Pietruszka the winner.

Donna Lane won Position 4, with three write-in votes (one other candidate got one vote).

Where a tie vote had to be decided by drawing lots, the “disputed” candidates were encouraged to be present, but none were, O’Neill said; instead, she had staff stand in for the candidates while lots were drawn.

Emergency preparedness urged at PC/Woods CAC JULIUS JORTNER

For the Headlight Herald jortnerj@gmail.com

At the PC/Woods Citizen Advisory Committee’s meeting on June 15, Kris Weiland (chief of the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District) spoke about county-wide needs to improve community preparations for emergencies like windstorms, the occasional snowstorm, flooding, and power outages. Of particular import is ensuring people’s ability to cope with potentially extended disruptions of electricity, transportation, and communications, and to coordinate plans of various agencies involved.

Weiland said preparedness would be discussed atan open meeting at Fire

Station 82 in Pacific City, at 10 a.m., Friday June 21.

PC resident Jeanette Miller mentioned neighborhood mapping, establishing ham radio networks, emergency training, etc., as activities that might be undertaken by the group, which as yet has no name but is likely to be a type of “Citizen Corps,” as envisioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

As summer approaches, Weiland also asks residents to keep brush and grasses trimmed for several feet around residences, other buildings and trees to help slow the spread of fires.

Firewise.org provides useful guidance, he advised.

In other business, CAC members present voted unanimously (12 – 0) to

submit proposed new by-laws, as most recently drafted by secretary Bud Miller, to the full membership for 30-day review before potential ratification at the next regular meeting in July.

Carolyn McVicker, director of PC’s Joint WaterSanitary Authority, reported that the Bureau of Land Management has reacted preliminarily to PCJWSA’s proposal to lease about 75 acres from BLM near Cape Kiwanda. About 42 acres would be green space for public recreation; the remaining 33 acres would allow PCJWSA to secure

the local water supply. BLM now asks for public comment.

The CAC voted to provide a letter in support of PCJWSA’s proposed lease, to replace/augment the letter sent several years ago by the then CPAC. Regarding concern about the survival of the PC airport, David Yamamoto noted that the Salem legislature adjourned without taking action on a proposal to tax aviation fuels to fund maintenance of such airports.

He said, “While anything could happen, I’ve seen no renewed political pressure to close any airports.”

Cassandra Wilson, LCSW,

is sadly closing her psychotherapy practice at 2507 Main Avenue N, Suite B, Tillamook, OR effective June 14, 2013. If you have been a client and are in need of records, you can contact the Oregon State Board of Clinical Social Workers at (503)378-5735 and request the Custodian of Record contact information.

I have appreciated all Tillamook County has to offer and will miss you.

Thank you.

Cassandra Wilson

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At their June 12 meeting, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners adopted the county’s budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1.

The $81,445,299 budget includes $627,000 for debt service on the jail bonds, $855,400 for debt service on the hospital bonds and $267,200 for debt service on the library bonds.

The $81,445,299 figure includes the $15 million expected to be generated by the road bond approved by voters in May, plus another $7,789,000 in “road construction grant projects.”

Commissioners also adopted a separate Solid Waste Service District budget of $2,504,300 for fiscal year 2013-14. The Solid Waste Service District is a separate entity, but the Board of County Commissioners is its governing body.

The adoption of both budgets was preceded by public hearings, but no public appeared or submitted comments.

County commissioners also approved a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), offering to participate in a voluntary compliance program that would avoid Tillamook County being removed from the Community Rating System. That removal would eliminate a 20 percent discount property owners in Tillamook County receive on flood insurance premiums.

The commissioners’

letter noted that property owners had already seen significant increases in flood insurance rates as a result of the Biggert-Waters Act, which “reformed” flood insurance this year.

Elimination of the discount “will compound the budget impact on seniors and families at risk in our county,” commissioners said in their letter.

FEMA’s “punitive actions” reportedly followed a site visit to Tillamook County earlier this year.

“FEMA found issues with our paperwork,” Commission Chair Mark Labhart told the Headlight Herald.

FEMA’s deadline for a response from the county was this week. The socalled “mediated approach” offered by FEMA calls for corrective action by the county within a defined timeline over the next year.

County commissioners have scheduled two flood insurance workshops July 29 with Christine Shirley, flood insurance program manager for the State Department of Land Conservation and Development.

Shirley will be meeting with insurance agents at 10 a.m. that morning, and with realtors and the general public at 4 p.m.

Both meetings will be at the Officers’ Mess Hall at the Port of Tillamook Bay complex.

The Federal Biggert-Waters Act “raises rates considerably for properties in flood zones,” Labhart said.

Some folks’ flood insurance payments may now be larger than their mortgage payment, he said.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 FAMILY GARDENING NIGHTS – Every Wednesday in June until Aug. 6 there will be family gardening night from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. behind East Elementary School. Come with the whole family learn planting techniques, harvest vegetables, and have fun!

MIGOTO YAMADORI BONSAI CLUB OF TILLAMOOK – Bonsai Styling Workshop hosted by Migoto Yamadori Bonsai Club with Steve Wilcox, master bonsai instructor, 6:30 p.m., Tillamook PUD Carle Rawe meeting room, 1115 Pacific Ave. Public invited.

Non-members $5. Contact Ruth LaFrance, 503-842-5836.

SUMMER ROOT TROOP – Every Tuesday in June until Aug. 6 from 10:30 p.m. -12:00 p.m. 4th - 8th graders are welcome to come garden, play games, and cook garden snacks at the Hoop House beside the Jr. High. Free lunch provided by Grub Club.

WELLSPRING ADULT RESPITE CARE – 10 a.m-4 p.m., first and third Wednesdays, Tillamook Seventh-day Adventist Church. 503-815-2272.

INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF RAINBOW FOR GIRLS – 7 p.m., first and third Wednesdays, Tillamook Masonic Hall. 503-842-6758.

CLOVERDALE COMMITTEE – 6:30 p.m., third Wednesday, The Lions Den, Cloverdale.

ROCKAWAY BEACH NATURE PRESERVE & WATERWAYS COMMITTEE – Meeting held every third Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Rockaway Beach City Hall 276 Hwy 101 S. Downstairs in the seminar room. Contact Bill Browne for more information 503 341-3744.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 THURSDAY AFTERNOON VOLUNTEERS – Every Thursday this summer from 1 p.m - 3 p.m. volunteers work out in the garden at the Jr. High Hoop House to help create beautiful learning spaces.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY QUILT GUILD – 10:30 a.m., third Thursday, Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, 2105 Wilson River Loop Rd., Tillamook.

WELLSPRING ADULT RESPITE CARE – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., first and third Thursdays, Covenant Community Church, Manzanita. 503-815-2272.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP – 2-3 p.m., third Thursday, Middle Way Health Clinic, 2615 Sixth St, Tillamook.

Call Kathie Graves, 503-842-5451 or Rose, 503-842-4809.

BAY CITY VFW POST 2848 – 7 p.m., third Thursday, Bay City Hall.

NORTH COUNTY GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP – 3-4:30 p.m., first and third Thursdays, Calvary Bible Church, Manzanita. Call 503-368-6544, ext. 2313.

Tillamook Hospital's relief chaplain Michael Gabel presents information to help with the grief process.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 MANURE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP – Manure Management record keeping program and the Board of Directors and staff of the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District will be holding a workshop at 4000 Blimp Blvd. Suite 200 in Tillamook at 11 a.m.

MAKE A SKETCHBOOK– An Introduction to drawing and Materials to make sketchbooks at NCRD in Nehalem.

Continuing through July at outdoor areas in the Tillamook / Nehalem areas. The class will be held every Friday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The cost is $100 for six weeks or $25 per class. For questions or to join in, phone Doreen Lindstedt at 503-355-2233 or email doreenlindstedt@gmail.com OPEN MIC NIGHT AT 2ND ST. MARKET – 5:30-8 p.m., 2003 2nd St., Tillamook. Third Friday of each month.

Info: 503-842-9797.

NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB – 11:30 a.m., third Friday (September to May, except December) at Hudson House in Pacific City. A speaker is scheduled for each regular meeting. Lunch is $12. You do not have to be a member to attend, but reservations are required. For lunch reservations/info: Judie Rubert at 541760-2389, or judiemarketing@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 HEROES OF THE LIFE-SAVING STATION – As part of the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum's Great Speaker Series, historian Mike Carlson will present a program on "Heroes of the LifeSaving Station” at 1 p.m. Dr. Carlson will feature stories about the brave men, lead

by Captain Robert Farley, who staffed the first life-saving station on Tillamook Bay, beginning in 1908. This program is in conjunction with the current exhibit "Captain Farley and the Life-Saving Station" which will run until Aug. 30 in the Museum's Main Gallery.

CLOVERDAYLE TO PLAY AT 2ND STREET MARKET – 2nd Street Public Market will be hosting the country duo Cloverdayle for a concert on June 22 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. This is an event sponsored by Tillamook Revitalization Association, 2nd Street Public Market and Divine Burger Bistro. Tickets are being pre sold starting June 3 at the Market and Bistro for $5, $7.50 at the door.

SUNDAY, JUNE 23 TILLAMOOK ADVENTIST VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – Tillamook Adventist School is hosting a Vacation Bible School that is free for kids at Tillamook Adventist School June 2327 from 6:30 p.m - 8:30 p.m. For more info Contact Irene Sayler imsgws1@gmail.com or 503-842-4290.

WEEKLY EVENTS from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Garibaldi Museum’s community room. 503-3228411 or info@GaribaldiMuseum.com.

2ND STREET MARKET – WIl Duncan from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

TILLAMOOK JR HIGH FOOTBALL FUNDRAISER GOLF TOURNAMENT – An 18 hole, 2 man scrable on Saturday with an 8 a.mm start at Bay Breeze Golf Course. The tournament is $35 and includes an Up N Smoke BBQ lunch, green fee's and a sleeve of Nike's.

There will be a hole in one, longest putt, closest to the pin, and longest drive competition for prizes. To sign up, Call Wayne Lewis at 503-812-8613 or go to Bay Breeze golf course. All proceeds benefit the Tillamook Jr High Football team.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30 COMMUNITY BIRTHDAY PARTY – There will be a community birthday party honoring Imie Camelli’s 90th Birthday from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Rockaway Lions Club House. For additional information, contat Jan at 503368-6166 or Robin at 503-355-8115.

NESTWATCH PROGRAM – Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge participates MONDAY, JULY 1 in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project NestWatch Program. Join refuge volunteer TILLAMOOK CITY COUNCIL – Lee Sliman on from 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. on June 29 as she actively opens nest 7 p.m. first and third Mondays, city hall. boxes and monitors the progress of the refuge's avian families. Meet in the lower parkOpen to the public. ing lot of Nestucca Bay Refuge. For more information contact the refuge volunteer at 503-392-9047.

TUESDAY, JULY 2 MONDAY, JUNE 24 TILLAMOOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS – Tillamook County Democrats will have their regular meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in the Carl Rawe Meeting room at TIllamook PUD. KIDZ SOCCER KAMP – Rockaway Comunity Church is putting on a soccer camp for kids preschool through sixth grade June 24 - 28. The cost of the camp is $15 for the whole week which includes a camp shirt. First through sixth graders go from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. There will be pictures at noon on Friday and picnic lunch for the camoers and families. For more information contact Bill Browne at 503-812-1621.

THE BAY CITY ARTS CENTER BEACH ART CAMP – The Bay City Arts Center will host Beach Art Camp June 24 - 28 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Tuition for the camp is $50 for the week or $12 per day; lunch is included in the tuition price. Scholarships are available to families in need thanks to the generous sponsors: the Mudd Nick Foundation and the THS Charity Drive. Youth age 6 12 years old will have the opportunity to create beach inspired artwork all throughout the week. Projects for the week include: Mosaic Stepping Stones, Coral Reef Dioramas, Sea Shell Wind Chimes and much, much more. Please contact Leeauna Perry at the Bay City Arts Center office for more information about the camp, or to register. Pre-registration is encouraged to ensure participation.

SLUG SOUP 2013 COMMUNITY ART PROJECT DAY CAMP – Sign up now for Slug Soup 2013, Community Arts Project's popular summer art day camp for kids in pre-K through 12th grade. June 24 - 28, 2013, at Nestucca Jr/Sr High School in Cloverdale, OR. Sixteen art classes will be offered in various art forms, including photography, painting, drawing, fabric, calligraphy, mosaics, printmaking, and more. Reasonable tuition and financial assistance available. Spaces still available in classes, but class size is limited. Contact Kim Cavatorta at 503-293-4581.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25 TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED MEETING – The Tillamook Bay Watershed Council will be holding its monthly meeting at 6:30 pm at Tillamook County Library, Hatfield Meeting Room. Members of the public are invited to attend.

For more information, contact Wendy Sletten, Director, at 503-322-0002 or tillamookbaywatershedcouncil@gmail.co m.

MOPS (MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS) – 8:45-9 a.m. check-in; 9-11 a.m. meeting, second and fourth Tuesday. First Christian Church, Tillamook. Registration and dues required. Call Tanya, 503-815-8224.

NEHALEM BAY GARDEN CLUB – 1:30 p.m., fourth Tuesday, September through June, Pine Grove Community Center, Manzanita. Call Constance Shimek, 503-368-4678.

DISABILITY SERVICES HELP – 1-4 p.m., second and fourth Tuesdays, Sheridan Square community room, 895 Third St., Tillamook. Sponsored by NorthWest Senior and Disability Services. Call Julie Woodward, 503-842-2770 or 800-584-9712.

WELLSPRING ADULT RESPITE CARE – 10 a.m – 4 p.m., second and fourth Tuesdays, Tillamook United Methodist Church. 503-815-2272.

SLUG SOUP ARTS PROJECT DAY CAMP – Slug Soup Community Arts Project day camp for kids in pre-K through 12th grade. From 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. at Nestucca Jr/Sr High School in Cloverdale. Contact Kim Cavatorta at 503-293-4581.

THE BAY CITY ARTS CENTER BEACH ART CAMP – The Bay City Arts Center will host Beach Art Camp from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuition for the camp is $50 for the week or $12 per day; lunch is included in the tuition price.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 MANZA-WHEE-LEM KIWANIS – Noon-1 p.m., second and fourth

Wednesdays, Pine Grove Community Club, Manzanita. Call Jane Beach, 503368-5141.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF THE MENTALLY ILL – 6:30-8 p.m., Tillamook County Library Hatfield Room, fourth Wednesday of the month. Support group for families and/or caregivers who are dealing with those who are mentally ill or challenged. Come share your stories and know you are not alone. Refreshments served. For more information call Kathy Christensen 503-815-1561 or Victor Bofill 503-842-8201.

INTRODUCTION TO MODERN WESTERN DANCING – Introduction to Modern Western Dancing, Tillamook Elks Lodge, 3rd and Ivy, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. with instructor Jim Hattrick. Free to first-timers. Sponsored by Wave Steppers Tillamook Bay. For more information contact Bob Allen (503/322-3819).

SLUG SOUP ARTS PROJECT DAY CAMP – Slug Soup Community Arts Project day camp for kids in pre-K through 12th grade. from 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. at Nestucca Jr/Sr High School in Cloverdale. Contact Kim Cavatorta at 503-293-4581.

THE BAY CITY ARTS CENTER BEACH ART CAMP – The Bay City Arts Center will host Beach Art Camp from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuition for the camp is $50 for the week or $12 per day; lunch is included in the tuition price.

THURSDAY, JUNE 27 ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST STEELHEADERS NORTH COAST CHAPTER – 7 p.m. Fourth Thursdays, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife meeting room, 4909 Third St., Tillamook. Call Bill Hedlund at 503815-2737.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. fourth Thursday, Nehalem Bay House, 35385 Tohl Rd. Free lunch included. Call Patty Fox, 503368-5171.

WELLSPRING ADULT RESPITE CARE – 10 a.m-4 p.m., second and fourth Thursdays, Beaver Community Church. 503-815-2272.

MARIE MILLS FOUNDATION – Fourth Thursday of January, April, July and October, 10:30 a.m., Marie Mills Center, Tillamook. Call Ron Rush at 503842-2539, ext. 12.

SLUG SOUP ARTS PROJECT DAY CAMP – Slug Soup Community Arts Project day camp for kids in pre-K through 12th grade. from 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. at Nestucca Jr/Sr High School in Cloverdale. Contact Kim Cavatorta at 503-293-4581.

THE BAY CITY ARTS CENTER BEACH ART CAMP – The Bay City Arts Center will host Beach Art Camp 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuition for the camp is $50 for the week or $12 per day; lunch is included in the tuition price.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 THE BAY CITY ARTS CENTER BEACH ART CAMP – The Bay City Arts Center will host Beach Art Camp June 24 - 28. Tuition for the camp is $50 for the week or $12 per day; lunch is included in the tuition price.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 NESTWATCH PROGRAM – Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge participates in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project NestWatch Program. Join refuge volunteer Lee Sliman on from 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. as she actively open nest boxes and monitors the progress of the refuge's avian families. Meet in the lower parking lot of Nestucca Bay Refuge. For more information contact the refuge volunteer at 503392-9047.

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING – The Barview-Watseco-Twin Rocks Neighborhood Association will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. at the Barview Jetty Store in Barview. All members and interested residents are welcome. There is no cost to membership to the BWTRNA. For more information call Gary Albright at 503-842-4553.

MUSEUM BOOK SIGNING – Children’s author Tricia Gates Brown and illustrator Sally Lackoff will be signing their books, “Frederick the Flute Maker” and Twila and Treasure” at a reception

PACIFIC CITY COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEETING – 11:30 a.m., monthly first Tuesday at Pelican Pub and Brewery in Pacific City. Call 503-3924340.

TILLAMOOK KIWANIS CLUB – Tillamook Kiwanis Club Meets on Wednesdays at 12 p.m. at the Pancake House.

OPEN MIC NIGHT – Wenesday nights, from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Dutchmill there is an open mic and jam.

WEEKLY SENIOR ACTIVITIES – Laughing yoga, 4 p.m. Mon., Pinochole, 2 p.m. Tues., Bunco, 1 p.m. Wed., Dominoes, 7 p.m. Thurs., Poker, 1:30 p.m. Sat. Everyone welcome. 503-842-0918.

STORYTIME – Tues. 10 a.m. (24-36 months); Wed. 10 a.m. (3-5 years); Thurs.

10 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. (6-12 years); Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. (birth-24 months); Saturdays, 10 a.m., 11 a.m. main library.

START MAKING A READER TODAY – Volunteers needed to read to Nestucca Valley Elementary students. 12:45-2:15 p.m. Tues. and Thurs. Call Diane, 503965-0062.

TILLAMOOK SENIOR CENTER – Meals at noon Mon-Fri; pinochle at 10 a.m. Fri.; free bingo 10 a.m.-noon third Thurs.; cards 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.; Senior Club meeting and potluck at 11:30 a.m. second Fri.; pool and drop-in center 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon-Fri. 316 Stillwell Ave. Call 503-842-8988.

SENIORS NONDENOMINATIONAL WORSHIP – 6 p.m. Tues. Five Rivers Retirement & Assisted Living Community, 3500 12th st., Tillamook. 503-842-0918.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS – 5:306:30 p.m. Mondays, Tillamook County General Hospital, Room D (third floor).

503-842-8073.

CIVIL AIR PATROL – 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, ATV center, 5995 Long Prairie Rd. Volunteer, nonprofit auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Call Major Michael Walsh, Commander, at 503-812-5965.

ROCKAWAY LIBRARY – Pre-school storytime for ages 3-5, 3 p.m. Tuesdays 503-355-2665.

COMMUNITY CHORUS – 7-9 p.m.

Thurs., Tillamook. New members welcome. 503-842-4748.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY – 6 p.m.

Tues., Tillamook Church of the Nazarene.

Child care provided.

PROMOTE YOUR EVENT You’re invited to add your group’s listings to our online event calendar at tillamookheadlightherald.com/ calendar.

Listings posted online also will be added to the Community Calendar that appears in our print edition.

You also can mail event listings to the Headlight Herald office at 1908 Second St., Tillamook, OR 97141, or call 503-842-7535.

Information must be received by noon Thursday the week prior to publication, please.

KIAWANDA COMMUNITY CENTER – Yoga Mon. and Thurs., stitchers group Tues., bingo Wed., card playing Fri. 503965-7900.

MANZANITA PACE SETTERS WALK/JOG/RUN GROUP – 7:30 a.m. Sat., parking lot behind Spa Manzanita.

ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH TILLAMOOK – Noon Wed., North County Recreation District, Nehalem. 503-812-4576.

ROTARY CLUB OF TILLAMOOK Noon Tuesdays, Rendezvous Restaurant 214 Pacific, Tillamook.

TILLAMOOK DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB – 6:30 p.m. Tues., 10:30 a.m. Fri., Tillamook Elks Club, 1907 Third St. $2.50 per session. Call Barbara, 503-842-7003.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY – 911 a.m. Thursdays, Bay City Odd Fellows Hall, 9330 Fourth St. Call Pat, 503-3556398.

AL-ANON – 7-8 p.m. Mondays, North

Coast Recreation District, Nehalem. 503368-5093.

TILLAMOOK SWISS SOCIETY – Breakfast served every 3rd Sunday, Brookfield Ave. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – 2-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Tillamook County General Hospital cafeteria.

ODDBALLS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – 2 p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Mondays & Thursdays, Bay City Odd Fellows Lodge, 1706 Fourth St. EAGLES LODGE PINOCHLE NIGHT – 7 p.m. Thursdays, Tillamook lodge.

BRIDGE, PINOCHLE AND CRIBBAGE – 1-3 p.m. Wed., North County Rec. District, Nehalem. 503-355-3381.

FAMILY HOOPS NIGHT – 6:30-8 p.m.

Tues., Garibaldi Grade School gym. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. 503-355-2291.

ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH – 6-8 p.m.

Fridays, on the Dance Floor at Garibaldi City Hall.

ROCKAWAY BEACH-GARIBALDI MEALS FOR SENIORS –11:45 a.m.

Mon., Wed. and Fri., St. Mary’s by the Sea. Call Bob Dempster, 503-355-3244.

MEDITATION, PRAYER – Silent meditation, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mon. and 8:45 a.m. Tues.; Lectio Divina, 10-11 a.m.

Tues., St. Catherine’s Center for Contemplative Arts, Manzanita. Call Lola Sacks, 503-368-6227.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WOMEN’S MEETING – 10 a.m. Sundays, Serenity Club, 5012 Third St. TODDLER ART – 10-11 a.m., Wed., Bay City Arts Center. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 503-377-9620.

VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT HELP – 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues., WorkSource Oregon, 2105 Fifth St., Tillamook. 800-6435709, ext. 227.

SENIOR SERVICES – Provided by Northwest Senior & Disability Services at Sheridan Square Apts. Dates, times vary.

503-842-2770.

GARIBALDI LIBRARY STORYTIME – 3 p.m. Thursdays. 503-322-2100.

TILLAMOOK LIBRARY LIVE MUSIC – 2-4 p.m. Saturdays.

CHRISTIAN MEN’S GROUP – Noon Tues., 8 a.m. Thurs., Cow Belle Restaurant, Rockaway Beach. 503-355-0567.

PINOCHLE AND BUNCO – 2 p.m.

Tues Pinochle/ 1:30 p.m. Weds Bunco at Five Rivers, 3500 12th St. 842-0918. Free.

WOMENS CLOSED AA BOOK STUDY – 6 p.m. Tues., I.O.O.F Hall Bay City 4th and Hays Oyster Bay City. Info: Lee H. lovleemom @gmail.com 503.377-9698. Free

BAY CITY ART CENTER – Yoga continues on Mondays and Thursdays at 6 p.m.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OPEN MEETING – Neah-Kah-Nie group meets at 7:30 p.m. in the North County Recreation District, Room 1 36155 9th St., Nehalem

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TBCC Class of 2013 Amanda Braden

Aaron Brumbach

Angela Bryne

Alisa Butler

Cameron Butler

Doug Clement

Claudia Cordeiro

Jerry Creasy

Phyllis Eklof

Gary Elliott

Hillary Gallino

William Zachary Gendron

Tillamook Mini Storage

3510 3rd St., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-6388

Alana Hennings

Eduardo Hernandez

SC Paving

Tyler Hotchkiss

Tillamook Bay Community College 4301 3rd St., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-8222

Jeff Hurliman Insurance Services

1700 Fourth St., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-4407

Jessica Johnson

Starlynn Kacmarsky

Kyle Manning

Tillamook Country Smoker

8250 Warren St., Bay City, OR

(503) 377-2222

Rip’s Mixer Shoppe

1905 1st St. Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-4172

Noe Martinez

Tami McKay

Heather Meyer

ATTORNEYS Albright Kittell PC 101 Madrona Ave., AT Tillamook, OR (503) 842-6633 LAW 9575 Trask River Rd., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-7541 LC #39161

Tillamook People’s Utility District 1115 Pacific Ave., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-2535

Tillamook Tire

2108 11th St., Tillamook, OR 97141

(503) 842-4852

Tillamook Ambulance Tillamook County General Hospital Tillamook Medical Group

Tommies Cleaner

R Sanitary

Rockaway Beach, OR

1111 4th Tillamook, OR

(503) 355-2522

Tillamook Estuaries Partnership PO Box 493, Garibaldi, ORwww.tbnep.org

(503) 322-2222

Stephen Owens

Kristen Persons

Rebecca Saunders

Rawebody Collision Center 1908 Fifth St., Tillamook

(503) 842-4773 • rawe57@gmail.com

Pioneer Veterinary Hospital 801 Main Ave., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-8411

Thomas Stevens

Misty Talerico

Diana Van Cleave

TLC Federal Credit Union 1510 3rd St., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-7523

Tillamook Motor Company

501 Main Ave., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-4475

Tillamook Vision Center

Haley Vogel

Kimberely Wassmer

800 Main Ave., Suite A Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-5568

Les Schwab Tire Center 1220 Main Ave., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-5543

Sheldon Oil Company

2801 Third St., Tillamook, OR

Joseph White

Melissa Zumbach

(503) 842-2172

(503) 842-2301

Port Storage

Serving Tillamook & South County

(503) 815-1560 or (503) 392-3122

Tony Veltri Insurance

1700 Fourth St., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-4407

Garibaldi Cannery

606 Commercial, Garibaldi, OR

(503) 322-3344

Brett Hurliman, Financial Advisor Edward Jones Investment 2015 10th St., Suite B, Tillamook, OR

842-3695

Bizeau Dentistry

2103 Tenth St., Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-5320

Tillamook County Family YMCA

610 Stillwell, Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-YMCA (9622)

Safeway

1815 4th St., Tillamook, OR

Grocery: (503) 842-4608 Pharmacy: (503) 842-5934

Tillamook Farmers’ Co-Op

Tillamook’s Country Store 1920 Main Ave. N, Tillamook, OR

(503) 842-4457 Fax (503) 842-7684

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A ‘South Cow’nty Celebration’ is coming to Cloverdale

By Melonie Ferguson For the Headlight Herald

Gus and Lois Peterson, 33-year residents and local business owners in Cloverdale, will serve as Grand Marshals in the parade that highlights the town’s “South Cow’nty Celebration” for Clover’s Day this July 6.

“We’ll be riding in a car, smiling and waving and having a good time,” Lois told the Headlight Herald.

Immediately following the 11 a.m. parade, the entire community is invited for an open house until 4 p.m. to mark a 25th Birthday for Lois’ sea shell shop, The Shell Game, located at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 101 and Bridge Streets in Cloverdale. “Our whole family is coming; they’ve booked an entire car on Amtrak!” Lois enthused.

The Peterson’s moved to South Tillamook County from Birnamwood, Wisc. , in 1980 leaving two daughters (the elder was married and the younger attending college). They’ve made many trips back and forth over the years, but this trip is special because all the family (and then some) will come at once. Besides the family, which includes both daugh-

Photos by Mary Faith Bell

Scenes from the 2012 Clover’s Day parade.

ters and their life partners, four grandsons and their familie. The man who started Lois in business will travel from Texas, and the Shell Game’s diver will come for the occasion from Borneo, Malaysia.

The Shell Game made news before business hours the morning of Aug. 5, 2005.

Lois remembers the ordeal well.

An empty northbound semi-truck “missed the

corner and hit [the shop] with such force it killed the driver instantly. The tractor continued through the building, breaking it in two,” she recalled. It took a year for the little business to get back on its proverbial feet, in the present building. “The salvage and back-stock was in storage at our home, where many customers came that summer.”

The couple had settled in Cloverdale upon Gus’

purchase of a Tillamook Insurance Agency; eventually he had offices in Cloverdale and Lincoln City as well.

Gus is a lifetime member of Cloverdale VFW and assists The Nestucca Valley Lions Club as needed. The morning of our interview, Gus had helped set out United States Flags along U.S. Highway 101 the length of downtown Cloverdale. Lois enjoys painting ceramics, and the couple has a soft spot for cats.

“We’ve taken in cats when they need homes,” she said.

“United Paws has helped find homes for some, but we have some with special needs that we take care of ourselves. We

Pacific City’s first farmers market Photo by Julius Jortner

Fresh produce, fresh fish, homemade baked goods, hand-crafted jewelry, art, natural soaps, barbecued meats, farm-fresh eggs and live music were among the offerings at Pacific City’s inaugural Farmers Market. About 522 visitors (not including infants and dogs) walked through this firsttime market. Plans are to hold the market every Sunday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., through Sept 29, on the public library’s grounds at the corner of Brooten Road. and Camp Street.

The market was organized by Dawn Beyer, with the cooperation of the South Tillamook County Library Club.

don’t ‘treat and release’ [such cats] we treat, tame, or find a home.” The couple is looking forward to the Shell Game’s 25th birthday open house and riding as Grand Marshals in the Clover’s Day parade.

“I can’t think of anything I would rather do than see all the wonderful people that I’ve met over the years,” Lois said.

“We have no plan to retire!”

Festivities after the parade also include live music by Countryfied, a petting zoo (at the county building near Cloverdale Post office), a bouncy house at Super Mart Grocery, vendors with caramel corn, elephant ears, and from Farmer Creek Gardens to name a few. Clover’s Day t-shirts are offered for sale at Cloverdale Pharmacy for $10, featuring this year’s winning art by third-grade artist, Billy Beachy. Several

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tee shirts left over from last year can be had for $5.

Early birds can enjoy a pancake breakfast served from 7 until 9 a.m. at a new location- Nestucca High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Staging for the parade happens in the high school’s parking lot starting at 10 a.m. The parade route snakes down Parkway Drive from Nestucca High School, past Campground Road and Bridge Street to U.S. Highway 101 at the flashing yellow light. It proceeds northbound across a single lane of traffic, through Cloverdale and turns at Campground Road to return to the High School. The parade traditionally loops through the route twice. Clover’s Day fireworks will be shown at dusk on the beach in Pacific City.

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SPORTS EDITOR JOSIAH DARR •••••

SPORTS@ORCOASTNEWS.COM

Tillamook Youth Baseball takes center stage

HEADLIGHT HERALD • JUNE 19, 2013

PAGE A12

Rhodes Pond fin clipping boosts Nestucca Chinook

Tillamook’s Youth All Star Baseball Tournament is a big hit

BY JOSIAH DARR Headlight Herald Sports With the help of dozens of local business and hundreds of combined hours volunteered by local parents, the renovated baseball and softball fields near Tillamook Junior High became the scene of Tillamook’s first ever Youth All Star Baseball Tournament on Father’s Day weekend. Players from first grade all the way to sixth-grade from all over the northwest came to take part in the tournament. To say the tournament went well would be an understatement. “The coaches from a few of the teams told me during the tournament that they can’t wait to come back next year before this one was even over,� said local baseball coach Bryan Hornbeak, who

Headlight Herald Sports

Spring Chinook fishermen that enjoy catching hatchery salmon in the Trask and Wilson Rivers owe a big thanks to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), and the Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery. But, what many fishermen don’t know is that if JOSIAH DARR PHOTO they like having waves after wave of Volunteers line up and clip the adipose fins on hatchfall Chinook to catch ery raised Fall Chinook at Rhodes Pond Fin Clipping in the Nestucca River day. and Three Rivers, they can thank ODFW, the Nestucca Anglers and Rhodes Pond hatchery.

On June 15, Rhodes Pond was the site of the annual fin clipping day for the fall Chinook raised at the hatchery facility and people came in droves to help out where they could in hopes of having excellent returns of fall Chinook for years to come. There were women, children, grandmothers, sons and daughters all taking their turn clipping the adipose fin off the smolts to they can be identified at hatchery raised. It’s a time consuming and tedious process, but with all the volunteers helping, the day goes much faster and many of the volunteers regularly fish these same fall Chinook, giving them even more incentive to lend a hand. “I’m a member of the Northwest Steelheaders in the Tualatin Valley Chapter and these programs are something I believe in and I like giving back to the resource and having more fish to catch,� said volunteer for the day Tim Lenihan from Hillsboro. “You feel like you had a big part in it when you catch a clipped fish that you know you helped get in the river so not only do you get the excitement of catching the fish, you get to feel like you were part of the whole process.�

Having the manpower with all the volunteers allows the clipping day to take place which helps out ODFW and the Rhodes Pond staff, but at the same time it provides an opportunity for kids to involved with fish and see what it’s all about. “This is magic,� said Fish Division Administrator for ODFW Ed Bowles. “I deal with so much bureaucracy and politics involved with fishing and everything else and to see a bunch of folks and kids passionate about fish is encouraging. Handling fish and touching fish and the more you’re connected with fish; the more you’ll work to support them. “To me, this is the future of fishing and having these Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) where you have the mentoring of the youth is huge. It’s quite a feeling when you contribute to the next generation.�

Currently the Rhodes Pond Hatchery produces 100,000 fall Chinook smolts for release into the Three Rivers and the Nestucca River and with hatcheries typically getting about 2.5-percent return, a lot of the fish harvested from the river started their lives in Rhodes Pond. “In 1997 the Cedar Creek Hatchery lost funding to produce fall Chinook and that’s when this STEP program and Rhodes Pond started replacing them and kept the fish being liberated in the Nestucca and Three Rivers,� said President of the Nestucca Anglers Ron Byrd. “Two years ago 25-percent of the catch recorded in the fall were our clipped fish. We made a huge impact that year. Typically we’re averaging about 2,500 fish returning out of the 100,000 that get released. “The other thing we’re hearing and seeing now is that the creeks are full of spawning fish. These are all native broodstock fish; 90-percent of which were caught on hook and line, so that keeps the genetics strong.�

While Rhodes Pond is always aiming to release 100,000 smolts, until the pond was renovated there were a variety of issues that cause massive smolt losses. Fortunately, with the help of grants and ODFW, the improvements have eliminated many of those problems, keeping more smolts alive and healthy. “With the old pond and its irregular issues, there were problems,� said Ron Rehn, Salmon Trout Enhancement Program biologist for ODFW’s North Coast Watershed. “One of the best features added to the pond was the netting over the pond because it’s eliminated bird predation. The workers have noticed the change in the fishes’ behavior since the netting went in. Before they had issues with feeding because the fish were scared from being harassed by birds and now they’re not that way. Plus, we figured the mergansers took out about 30,000 smolts last year. “If you look at the quality of the smolts we have now, you’ll see that they’re all uniform and very healthy looking. There’s no fin erosion, they’re fully intact, and they’re beautiful looking. That’s a huge benefit for the return.�

JOSIAH DARR PHOTO

Tillamook ball player Trask Veek-Petersen slides into home in his team’s opening game of the tournament against Lincoln City.

was highly involved in making the tournament happen. “All the talk about the tournament I heard was phenomenal and a 10 out of 10.�

Putting together a tournament that included five Rookie League teams made up of first and second graders, eight Minor League teams of third and fourth graders and six Major League teams of fifth and six graders

JOSIAH DARR PHOTO

Fundamental baseball and learning the ins and outs of the game were all part of Father’s Day weekend at Tillamook’s Youth All Star Baseball Tournament.

wasn’t easy. It took a lot of effort from a large group of people who were all working towards the same goal, to put on a great tournament and really bring youth baseball in Tillamook to life. “We’ve all really come together to make this happen,� said Tillamook YMCA coordinator Travis Wagner. “The YMCA is a huge supporter of this tournament, but nobody could have done all this without everybody else.

Everyone’s kind of holding each other’s hands.

There are a few big-wig guys who have a big hand in it, but everyone contributed.�

Teams came from up and down the coast and as far away as Longview and West Linn to compete, which cranked up the level of competition and exposed the players and coaches to some very good baseball. “There was some really strong play from these youngsters,� Hornbeak said. “Some of these teams were excellent and it gave our kids a chance to learn from the high cal-

iber teams in attendance and even some of us coaches were learning.�

In the Rookie League the team from Newport won the title, the Seaside team won the Minor League and Lower Columbia took the Majors championship, but the local teams fared well too.

The Tillamook, Nestucca and Neah-Kah-Nie teams combined for a handful of wins, but the biggest win of the weekend was for Tillamook baseball as a whole.

The $200 entry fee for the teams collected all goes back into Tillamook Youth Baseball, but that’s money that will eventually pay dividends for baseball at the high school level as well. “I know the coaches at the high school level are licking their chops seeing these kids out playing and thinking about how good they’ll be when they get to the next level,� Hornbeak said. “It’s not hard to see the talent and potential.�

Editor’s Note: There are more pictures available at www.tillamookheadlightherald.com

SPORTS BRIEFS Tillamook girl’s soccer raising money with summer events Please support the Tillamook High School Girls Soccer Program this summer! The girls are trying to raise $4,000.00 to purchase: team warm up jackets and pants (waterproof), Team bags, and shin guards for all 37 athletes. Summer fundraiser events include: • June Dairy Parade -We have teamed up with Tillamook RV Repair, who has generously donated their Weenie Wagon for us. We will be selling hotdogs in the parade, so bring $2.00, buy a hot dog, and support the girls’ soccer program. •Tillamook County Rodeo -We have teamed up with Tillamook RV Repair to use their Paddy Wagon. We will be selling hotdogs, hamburgers, deep fried oreo’s, and more at the Rodeo. •Car Wash -Come to the Farmer’s Co-op, off of Hwy 101 and get your car washed Saturday, July 6th, from 1-5pm. •Can Drive -Start saving all pop cans, beer cans/bottles, and water/Gatorade bottles. We will be collecting cans on Saturday, July 20th from 1-5pm at Tillamook High School. Bring your cans by or call us and we will come get them from you: 503-842-6348. •The Garibaldi Days -We will be teaming up with Tillamook RV Repair to have the Paddy Wagon in Garibaldi, July 26, 27, & 28th. Hungry? We will have what you need.

Bay Breeze’s annual Junior Golf Camp Bay Breeze’s annual Junior Golf Camp begins June 24 and goes until June 27. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and includes three days of golf instruction by the THS golf coach and students as well as by course owner Mike Lehman and other volunteers. On the fourth day, campers will have the Kiwanis Tournament with a BBQ and awards ceremony to follow. Clubs are available for those students who do not have any and the camp includes a T-shirt and a hat as well as free play on the course and putting course for the week. The cost to participate is $50 for non-members and $25 for members.

Bay Breeze Men’s League Monday Scores and Info.

BY JOSIAH DARR

Low Gross was Dustin Walters - 32.

Low net Floyd Walker & Rod Johnson - 27.

There was a long putt on #3 won by Floyd Walker, KP #9 won by Don Sheldon, Pat Pot went to Dustin Walters.

The team points were as follows: Rod Johnson 13.5 pts Atlantis Auto Glass 13.5 pts Vektri Ins. 12.5 pts Divot Diggers 12 pts CHS 9.5 pts Elite Car Wash 8 pts Kepharts 6.5 pts.

AB Repair 4.5 pts.

Tuesday Scores Pay pot went to Brian Lehman, Long putt was won by Cyrus Javadi.

No Names 14.5 pts.

Coast Wide 11 pts.

Vice Construction 9 pts.

Johnson Const. 8.5 pts Fitzimonds 8 pts.

THS Boys 3 pts.

Alderbrook Men’s League Wednesday 1. Brock/Dunn 18 2. Fisher Welding 15 3. Northwest Hardwood 14 Gienger Trucking 14 5. Elite Car Wash 9 1/2 6. Beavers 4 1/2 Low Net: Aaron Dunn 29 Low Gross Glenn Brock 35 Thursday 1. Valley View Heights 13 1/2 2. Hurliman’s 13 3. Howlett’s 12 4. Northwest Hardware 11 1/2 Low Net: Jim Carver 31 Low Gross: Roby Lane 40

Tillamook summer baseball sets the table for the future

BY JOSIAH DARR

Headlight Herald Sports

Tillamook baseball is coming off one of the best years in a long time. The team got into the playoffs and won a few games not to mention some of the regular season heroics. But the Cheesemakers graduated some seniors and have some big holes to fill on the varsity roster. Fortunately the Mooks have had four summer ball games since the season ended, with their younger players getting a lot of time. “We’re 3-1 in our first four games, but more importantly we’re exposing some of the younger guys who have the potential to play on the varsity team next year to a varsity

style atmosphere,� said Tillamook baseball coach Josh Brown. “It’s no secret we lost a lot of seniors and have some holes to fill, but these games give guys plenty of chances to step up and fill the roles.�

One of the biggest holes Tillamook will need to fill next season is in their pitching rotation. Currently Matt Strang is hurt and won’t be pitching this summer, but Damien Brown and Dean Klugh both graduated leaving the mound wide open for summer ball. “These games have given me a good chance to get some young pitchers out there in a actual game situation,� Brown said. “It will be hard to fill Brown and Klugh’s void, but we’ll find a way.�

Overall the 3-1 record looks promising, but Brown is sure that his team has a ways to go before it’s ready for next season, maybe not so much physically, but mentally. “The younger guys are stepping up and some of the older guys are stepping into more leadership roles nicely,�

Brown said. “We need that to keep happening so all our guys get to the maturity level we need them to be at next season. That said, I am happy with where we are right now and how my younger guys are doing so far.�

Editor’s Note: There are more pictures available at www.tillamookheadlightherald.com

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On behalf of Nestucca Senior Safe 2013, we would like to thank the following individuals, and businesses for making our Grad Night Party a fun and successful event.

Tillamook PUD, Mike Burrows (Stumpy), Tillamook Family Counseling, Tillamook County Victims Impact Council, Dr. Opdahl (Tillamook Bay Dental), Jenck Farms, Bruce Roos, Paul and DeeWanna Zeller, Bev Barcroft, Sandy Porter (Blacktail Cafe), Rob Royster (Sportsman Pub n Grub), Robyn Barcroft (The Grateful Bread Bakery), Marty and Terri Johnston (Doryland Pizza), Don DeVore, 1000 Trails, Mick and Norma Thompson (Schucker’s Oyster Bar), Oregon Coast Bank, US Bank, Darcy Jones Excavating, Robert Warren Trucking, Jan Harris, Sea Q Fish, Moment Surf Company, Ben and Je’s, Chester’s Hometown Market, Chinook Winds Casino, Doug and Patty Olson, Charles Wayne, Lincoln City Recreation Center, Tim Hirsh (PC Sun), Nestucca Valley School District, Tami Flinter, Debi Bentley, Randy Wharton, Kathryn Hedrick, Kathleen Serven, Nestucca Boosters, and ďŹ nally all the parents that helped put this event together.

Without such an awesome group of parents we couldn’t have pulled it o!

Thank you! Sincerely, Susie Wenrick, Karen Riske, Ginny Therrian, Christine Chatelain, Steve and Pat Lussier, and Tori Kirkpatrick. Nestucca Senior Safe 2013!

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Thirty eight newly graduated Nestucca VWXGHQWV WRRN WKH VWDJH -XQH WDNLQJ WKHLU Ă€UVW steps towards the rest of their lives. “You “Y ou are the one and only graduating class RI IURP 1HVWXFFD +LJK 6FKRRO Âľ VDLG guest speaker Misty Wharton. “You “Y You share that ZLWK SHRSOH WKDW¡V WKDW¡V D SUHWW\ HOLWH JURXS ´7KLV FRPPXQLW\ LV XQLTXH Âľ VKH FRQWQXHG “When giving directions, we often refer to how many bridges you have to go over, whose house it is next to or whose property it used to be. We can take any corner at 55 miles per hour but brake for tractors, deer and elk sometimes.

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together. I hope wherever we go in this world, we always remember each other‌ Together we will always be the class of Âľ Valedictorian Patrice Lussier thanked the many parents, teachers, coaches and family members who helped her and her class make it this far. “They gave us the tools we QHHGHG WR VXFFHHG Âľ VKH VDLG “They held our hand in the beginning, and then pushed us forward, and now we are here showing them their time ZDVQ¡W FRPSOHWHO\ ZDVWHG Âľ The Headlight Herald has a full video of the Nestucca 2013 graduation available for purchase. Please contact our RIĂ€FH DW IRU more information.

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ABOVE:The Nestucca High School class of 2013 celebrates their graduation with silly string and dancing.

LEFT: Monica Therrien smiles to family members as she exits the stage, no longer a Nestucca High School student.

Local artist opens Cloverdale gallery

BY MELONIE FERGUSON For The Headlight Herald

Eighty art lovers browsed original art and sipped wine while enjoying live music at Tom Goodwin Gallery and Studio last Sunday afternoon. The June 2 event celebrated the transformation of the former Closet Door Boutique LQ &ORYHUGDOH LQWR D VOHHN OLJKW Ă€OOHG airy space graced by polished wood Ă RRUV IUHVK SDLQW DQG D QHZ VN\OLJKW It’s the perfect setting to shop for original art. Owner, Tom Goodwin spoke with the Headlight Herald. “I’ve been in love with Tillamook &RXQW\ VLQFH YDFDWLRQV DV D NLG Âľ KH

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and the overall mood ranges from light and humorous to richly sensual. “I’ve been trying to paint my way RXW RI UHDO HVWDWH IRU IRUW\ \HDUV Âľ KH quipped. Besides “hanging out with a ORW RI DUW\ SHRSOH Âľ *RRGZLQ GHVFULEHV his art education as including coursework at The Museum Art School in Portland, and The University of Oregon.

The new gallery is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and Bridge Street, next door to Cloverdale Pharmacy, in downtown Cloverdale.

Tillamook T illamook i County Fair manager manager Miranda Muir has resigned. reesigned.

Muir had been on the job only eight months.

Hired by the Fair Board in August 2012, she took over Miranda Muir as fair manager October 1. Muir had worked and volunteered for the Sangamon County Fair in New Berlin, Ill. for 17 years, EXW WKLV ZDV KHU Ă€UVW IDLU manager job. “She said she resigned because she and her husband didn’t think Tillamook ZDV D JRRG Ă€W Âľ )DLU %RDUG president Rita Hogan told the Headlight Herald. “And she had another job opportunity come up. It was her deciVLRQ Âľ +RJDQ HPSKDVL]HG “We were hoping she’d be able to experience a TillaPRRN &RXQW\ )DLU Âľ With Muir already gone, “We still have a fair to put RQ Âľ +RJDQ VDLG ´:H¡OO SXW it on. Everybody’s stepping XS Âľ VKH VDLG ´WDNLQJ RQ PRUH UHVSRQVLELOLWLHV Âľ The Fair Board, which hires the fair manager, won’t EHJLQ WKH SURFHVV RI Ă€QGLQJ a replacement for Muir until after this year’s county fair is over. “We don’t have time to IRFXV RQ LW QRZ Âľ +RJDQ VDLG The Fair Board may hire someone part time to assist Kristin Killgore at the Fair RIĂ€FH Calls, questions and decisions that would normally have gone to Muir should EH GLUHFWHG WR WKH )DLU RIĂ€FH (503/842-2272), Hogan said, or to one of the Fair Board members.

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Tom Goodwin poses with an original painting during the opening of his Cloverdale gallery June 2.

Tillamook grocer sentenced to two years probation