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Friends of Tillamook County unite against TPUD Oceanside transmission line By Sayde Moser
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They’re calling themselves Friends of Tillamook County; a group of concerned citizens and property owners opposed to seeing the Tillamook Peoples Utility District’s (TPUD) proposed transmission line to Oceanside go through. The group met June 19 with Cameron La Follette, land use director for Oregon Coast Alliance – a non-profit organization committed to protecting Oregon’s coastal resources and addressing land-use issues. TPUD’s Public Relations Manager Barbara Johnson and Power Service Manager Robert White were in attendance with approximately 20 citizens, before they were asked to leave. “We’re here to listen and answer questions if there are things we can help clarify,” Johnson said. La Follette encouraged anyone present who had questions for Johnson and White to ask them. Afterwards, the TPUD representatives were asked to leave so the group could discuss its opposition strategy. According to Johnson, TPUD has filed an appeal with LUBA over the City of Tillamook’s denial of their permit for the new line. They have an Aug. 21 date with LUBA and are using the time between now and then to try and mediate any issues with
A local woman lost her life in an automobile accident June 23. Sondi Greene, 30, was driving eastbound on Fraser Road sometime between 8 and 9 p.m. on June 23 when she lost control of the vehicle for reasons unknown and her car left the road and went into the Tillamook River approximately a mile from Tillamook River Road where it was submerged. The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team recovered the vehicle and the deceased about 2 a.m. June 24. The investigation into the crash is pending and incomplete. A spontaneous memorial to Sondi at the crash site is growing with flowers to honor her life. The community, staggered by the loss, came together in force to help find Sondi’s dog, Pyrat, who was in the car when it crashed into the river. The dog escaped and was running scared in the countryside near the crash site. Search parties scoured the neighborhood, giving people the opportunity to act out their love for Sondi by trying to find her dog. The search stretched out into the evening following the crash, because Pyrat, spotted several times, was spooked and ran from strangers. Happily Pyrat the dog was found and reunited with Sondi’s family June 24, about 24 hours after the crash.
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Rosarians plant two roses before Parade By Joe Wrabek
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Resplendent in their white suits and different-colored capes, a contingent of the Portland Royal Rosarians gathered at the Pioneer Museum Saturday, June 22. Their mission: the planting of two roses in the Memorial Rose Garden next to the Museum – the longest-running tradition of Tillamook’s Dairy Parade. The Rosarians have been doing the rose-planting in Tillamook since 1957. This year, they were planting two roses, an “Elizabeth Taylor” rose in honor of Dairy Princess Charish Ingram, and a variety called
“Pop the Cork” in honor of Chandra Allen of the Tillamook County Creamery Association. Holes had been predug in the garden for the two rosebushes, so all the Rosarians had to do was remove the plants from their pot, put them in the holes, and partially fill the holes with dirt. The planting ceremony, by Royal Gardener Rob Hungerford and supervised by Prime Minister Gayle Whitehurst, was followed by a ceremonial watering by Molly Bauch, president of the Portland Rose Society. The busload of Rosarians who had come to Tillamook later marched in the Dairy Parade.
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Phillip Barrett On June 19, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a gunshot victim at the emergency room at TCGH. The victim, Ralph Kring, 62, of Hebo, was brought to the emergency room by private vehicle with one gunshot wound to the leg. Kring initially reported to deputies that he was a victim of a drive-by shooting. Kring told deputies that a car drove by him on Resort Drive near Pacific City and someone in the car shot him. Kring was soon transported to Emanuel Hospital in Portland. The following day, June 20, Oregon State Police and Sheriff’s Office detectives investigating the case found that the shooting actually occurred at Phillip Barrett’s residence on 3rd Street in Pacific City on June 19 at approximately 11:30 p.m. Phillip Barrett, 55, was arrested at his home. Barrett’s charges include menacing, pointing a firearm at another, reckless endangering, assault II, unlawful use of a firearm, possession of methamphetamines.
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