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RACE OF CHAMPIONS

FUN RUN RAISES MONEY FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS, A2

FIRST WINS PIRATES, CHEESEMAKERS BOTH WIN OPENERS, A9

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Seismic safety in schools PART II OF II

BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net

Last week the Headlight Herald looked at Tillamook schools for seismic vulnerability, asking the question, “When the Cascadia Subduction Zone breaks, will our schools survive the shaking?” This week we’re looking at Nestucca and Neah-Kah-Nie schools. The most recent seismic vulnerability assessments of Oregon schools were conducted in 2006 by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI).

Statewide DOGAMI performed rapid visual screenings (RVS) of all public schools, as required by the 2005 legislature. The screenings were based upon a number of criteria: seismicity zone, which relates to ground motion (all coastal schools are in a “very high” seismicity zone, due to proximity to the Cascadia Subduction Zone). Additionally DOGAMI looked at building structural type, using 15 FEMA model possibilities; building irregularities (plan and vertical irregularities that contribute to vulnerability); original construction date (vs. building codes); and soil type (from A to F; sandy soils amplify motion up to 10 times). DOGAMI assessed 274 schools or buildings within schools as having very high collapse

potential. One such school is the two-story 1927 Garibaldi Elementary School, in the Neah-KahNie School District. DOGAMI considers the old elementary school 100 percent likely to collapse in a major earthquake. DOGAMI considers the collapse potential for the rest of the elementary school high, greater than 10 percent, for the single story building adjacent to the original section. The elementary school is out of the tsunami zone. Neah-Kah-Nie Superintendent Paul Erlebach was hired just two months ago, and he is in the process of familiarizing himself with his new district.

See SEISMIC, Page A8

INDEX

Retired band director finds a new passion in hummus

Classified Ads .........................B4 Crossword Puzzle....................A7 Fenceposts ..............................B2 Obituaries................................A6 Opinions..................................A4 Sports......................................A9 Tides .....................................A10

WEATHER AUG 29 30 31 SEPT 1 2 3 4

HIGH 66 67 65 66 68 67 78

STATS LOW 54 46 45 50 46 51 51

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John Coughlin mixing a batch of Gold Bean Hummus.

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A JOYFUL LEGACY

WEATHER COURTESY OF WEATHER UNDERGROUND

CORRECTIONS The Headlight Herald mistakenly referred to the Tools for School program as Backpacks for Kids in last week’s paper. Former sheriff Dave Wilson and Marybeth Backlund are in a rehabilitation center in Hillsboro, not Forest Grove, as reported last week.

Ruth Daugherty, who ran the bingo at the carnival, shared a house with her long-time friend, Phyllis Baker. Daugherty was a regional manager with Welcome Wagon when she first met and hired Baker in Boise, Idaho. “That’s how we came and had this friendship, our children were about the same ages,” Daugherty recalled. In 1989, with the children grown, Daugherty decided she wanted to “come to the ocean” and she began looking for a place to settle on the Oregon coast. Baker, originally from Oregon, came out to join her, initially just for the summer. She ended up staying for 23 years. The two purchased a house in downtown Rockaway, painted it pink, and opened an ice cream parlor on the first floor. Baker suffered from a heart condition, and at the time of the move, Daugherty said, “she was very ill... they gave her six months to live.”

When John Coughlin’s daughter was underwhelmed with the taste of some hummus she purchased, she asked her dad to jazz it up. The result, said Coughlin, was worth repeating. “So far, I have not seen any hummus on the market that comes close to mine in flavor.” He began experimenting with different flavors and eventually developed a “smoother, less oily hummus.” Coughlin decided he would eventually open his own business, Gold Bean Gourmet Hummus. “My goals were “over-thetop flavors, all natural and no added fats or oils.” Coughlin taught music through Tillamook School District for 29 years before retiring in 2011. During his time with the district, he served as Tillamook High School band director, taught fifth- and sixth-grade bands at East Elementary and Liberty and South Prairie grade schools, as well as Tillamook Junior High School, Elementary General Music and Beginning & Advanced Guitar. Prior to working in Tillamook, he taught music in Idaho, Connecticut and Australia. He started Gold Bean Gourmet Hummus in March 2012 after attending the International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York. “After I returned, I started the steps necessary to open the business in Tillamook,” said Coughlin. “I officially started producing and selling my hummus on June 15.”

See CARNIVAL, Page A3

See HUMMUS, Page A2

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Kevin Jones of Portland strikes down a stack of wooden “milk bottles” at the Carnival in the Park Sept. 1.

Late Phyllis Baker honored at Carnival in the Park

In our article about the IMT program at TBCC last week, we said an entry-level millwright makes $25 an hour. The range of pay is $22.50 to $25 an hour.

BY SAMANTHA SWINDLER

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OCKAWAY BEACH – Phyllis Baker’s spirit was surely felt Sept. 1 at the annual Carnival at the Park. Business was brisk at the newly renamed “Phyllis’ Raffle,” and the day started out with a dedication to Baker, who passed away Aug. 2. The annual fundraiser for the Parks & Recreation Department was founded by Baker. It draws up to two thousand people throughout the course of the day, and typically raises between $4,000 and $5,000 for Parks & Rec with old-fashioned fun – dunking booths, ring tosses, a milk bottle throw and balloon darts. “She (Phyllis) was the driving force behind the whole Parks & Rec program and this day,” said Mayor Danell Boggs. “We’re really missing her, in terms of all the coordination she provided. She was pretty important. It took several people to step up to take over.”

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Vol. 123, No. 36 75 cents

BY LEEANN NEAL

For the Headlight Herald

Celebrating 100 years of church history BY MARY FAITH BELL mfbell@countrymedia.net

The Tillamook Nazarene Church is celebrating its centennial anniversary Sept. 9, and the whole town is invited to the birthday party. The special service will begin at 10 a.m. with a men’s quartet that began in Tillamook and has been singing together for 40 years. There will be a choir performance, and several pastors who have served the church in the past will return for the celebration with their families. Kelly Westmark will give the benediction. After the service there will be a BBQ luncheon and cake and ice cream for all in Wirick Hall. At 5 p.m. there will be a Gospel Sons concert, and memories and sharing from previous pastors’ children who grew up in Tillamook attending church here. The church wants everyone to feel welcome: members and people who used to attend but haven’t for a while, and The original Nazarene Church in Tillamook people who may be looking for a church home. and its first pastor, Mabel Holmes.

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The Tillamook Nazarene Church was founded Sept. 12, 1912 through the faith and vision of two men and seven women. While a lot has changed over the past hundred years, the message has remained consistent, and clearly it is a message that resonates with local families. The membership of the Tillamook Nazarene Church has remained stable at 300 members for the past 30 years, during a time when many American Christian churches have seen a steady membership decline. Long-time members are the backbone of any church, and the Nazarene Church is blessed with a number of families who have been in the church for multiple generations. The Schilds are one such family. Harold Schild has been a member of the Tillamook Nazarene Church for 75 years; his mother attended when he was born. Betty Schild has been a member since her family joined the church when she was 10. She and Harold met in church, and started dating in high school.

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