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The 9th annual event runs April Photo by Tim Hirsch 13-15. Though advance registration closes April 6, particpants can register at the event, starting Friday, April 13, at 1 p.m.

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FRom the mailbox A peek at the budget March and April are the months that Tillamook County starts the annual budgeting process for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Considering the economic depression the county, state and the country are suffering through, we as citizens need to keep our county official’s feet to the fire by being aware of what is being spent on our behalf. The best way to start is to look at the previous year’s budget document.

It’s readily available on (Tillamook) County’s web page. Click on the Treasurer’s link on the left side of the main web page and there you’ll find (a) PDF link to the 2011-2012 budget.

One doesn’t need an advanced accounting degree to basically follow the money when it comes to a government budget, you just need to take the time to read through it, take a few notes and draw your own conclusions. The tedious problem is that you usually have to look through a lot of data. In the case of Tillamook County’s 2011-2012 budget, you’re dealing with 296 pages of data.

Normally, that would scare the average

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person away. However, if you just take a cursory look at it, you’d find that it’s segregated into easily understood sections.

This budget has 47 funds documented including the general fund’s 20 departments, 38 special revenue funds, 5 capital funds and 3 debt service funds.

The total for the general is $20,269,940, the special revenue funds $37,286,830, Capital funds $24,016,100 & the debt service funds $1,893,980 for a total of $83,466,850.

Ten of those 47 funds have a total of $9,885,688 in unappropriated ending balance funds, of which $5,310,515 is just from the general fund. This is money that is just sitting in the bank. I have just one question, “Why didn’t we use some of it on our roads?”

Tom Donohue Pacific City, Ore.

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By PAT GEFRE for the Sun It just doesn’t seem like winter wants to let go! So much for March as the old saying goes, “in like a lion out like a lamb.” Not here anyway, not even close.

Yesterday I made a pilgrimage to Tillamook to get the tires on my van looked at — here it was April 4 and 35 degrees and snowing. The tire shop was extremely busy with folks getting their snow tires removed. Rather cruel joke if you ask me. Who says Mother Nature doesn’t have a sense of humor?

For the last two weeks, the rain has been relentless. The Nestucca River along with most all of the other north coast rivers was either at or very near flood stage. Save for a few plunkers at the mouth of Three Rivers and a handful of diehards fishing above the hatchery on Three Rivers, not much winter steelhead fishing was being done.

The one bright spot and really about the only opportunity to get out of the house and do some fishing, was either at Hebo Lake or Town Lake. Both lakes have been stocked more than once with catchable rainbow trout — between 4,000 to 5,000 fish for each lake. Hebo Lake is in the middle of the most beautiful forest setting and is just a nice place to go and enjoy the day. Trout are plentiful and easy to catch and when you get bored with catching trout there are more than a few osprey to observe catching their dinner. Osprey’s are just beginning to nest so they’re not making as many trips to the lake as when they have young to feed. Still, if you are observant, you will see several during the day. Then there are salamanders, squirrels and an occasional raccoon. The last time I visited Hebo Lake, I had to laugh at one couple whose three children were having a ball and squealing with delight with every fish they landed. There is a day fee of $5 to fish the lake, but I think it’s well worth it for such a fine place to have in our community.

The good news is the rains have subsided, the Nestucca River is on the drop and by April 6, the Nestucca will again be fishable. Over the next three weeks we should still see pretty good

numbers of winter steelhead but all good things will come to an end, and by the end of April we should be finished with the winter steelhead.

But just as things cool for winter steelhead, spring chinook fishing will start in earnest. In fact, the first springer has already been caught just below the mouth of Three Rivers. One of the local fishermen, while plunking for steelhead on his property got a surprise when a 16-pound springer gave him quite a battle. It is still very early, and I don’t anticipate many springer’s until May. Who knows? Maybe the run will be a little early this year. Everything else has been early and stronger than normal, and I see no reason that couldn’t apply to spring chinooks.

In about four more weeks, springer’s will be all that folks will be talking about. Most everyone will put their energy into spring chinook fishing. While all the hype will be about springer’s, quietly summer steelhead will slip into the system making their annual appearance.

While spring chinook fishing remains strong through June, summer steelhead will be around, well, all summer. While most folks will give up on the Nestucca as soon as springer season ends, others will use the opportunity to get the pontoon boats out and enjoy a few days of uncrowded and serene fishing. You see when the waters levels drop to near summer level no longer can you float the river in a drift boat. Seasoned fishermen know that that is a great time to spend days on the river without seeing any other boaters or fishermen. Summer steelhead on the Nestucca is one of the most under utilized resources on the north coast. So much so that ODFW has changed the numbers of hatchery steelhead they are putting into the system.

ODFW, in the past, used to plant 75,000 to 100,000 summer steelhead smoltz annually in the Nestucca River system.

Because the resource, in recent years, has not been used to the fullest extent the numbers of steelhead being planted has been reduced to 50,000 fish annually.

Still, that is a healthy number of steelhead in the system especially for the few folks that participate. So if you get bored this summer, invest in a pontoon boat and give summer steelheading a whirl.

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IN the NEWS OPAC to consider Territorial Sea Plan NEWPORT — The Oregon Ocean Policy Advisory Council will review the Territorial Sea Plan Amendment process Monday, April 9 at the Best Western Agate Beach Inn, 3019 North Coast Highway, Newport. The meeting starts at 9 a.m., but the discussion on the territorial sea won’t begin until 10:15 a.m.

The Territorial Sea Plan will establish areas where developments including wind and wave energy plants can be sited in Oregon’s territorial sea, which extends three miles into the Pacific Ocean.

The meeting comes on the heels of OPAC’s Territorial Sea Plan Working Group, which met March 22 to come up with recommendations.

The issue is close to the hearts and minds of many Pacific City residents as evidenced by the TSPWG’s March 6 meeting at Kiawanda Community Center. It was there where a majority of public comments focused in on a lack of focus on viewsheds. Whether because of home values or their own enjoyment, they pointed to Pacific City’s view of Haystack Rock as one that should be preserved even if it means ocean energy projects are sited elsewhere.

There are some signs that viewsheds are becoming something that OPAC is giving more and more weight to. “(The working group has) made it clear that dealing with aesthetic and visual resources is very important to them,” Paul Klarin, of the Department of Land Conservation and Development, which has the ultimate decision making power on where ocean energy plants may be sited.

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Construction of Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District’s new $1.5 million administrative center and fire hall in Hebo is in full swing as workers began framing the structure the last week of March. Framing is scheduled through the first week of May. The current plan calls for final inspection of the building at the end of July. Fire Chief Kris Weiland said he hopes the district can move in by Sept. 1. He said the building should be weather-tight by the end of May.

Clackamas Construction to build new lift station PACIFIC CITY — Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority awarded a contract to build a new sewer pump station located adjacent the Pacific City Airport to Clackamas Construction on March 22.

Though the initial bid was for $948,000, Authority Manager Tony Owen negotiated price reductions with the contractor to the tune of $75,000, bringing the construction cost to $870,563. To fund the project, PCJWSA is pursuing a shortterm loan through TLC Credit Union.

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Above, is the barn that now houses Neskowin Valley School as it looked in 1971. Today (below) it’s full-service elementary school. NVS will celebrate its 40th year with a celebration on Saturday, April 21, 1-4 p.m. featuring song, art and reunions of students, parents, staff and community friends of NVS.

Feting the Founders Neskowin Valley School Marks 40th Year NESKOWIN — In 1972, educators George and Margot Voorhies Thompson purchased the land and barn that became Neskowin Valley School, making it the oldest independent elementary on the Oregon Coast. The school will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding on Saturday, April 21, from 1-4 p.m. with Founders Day, a community celebration of song, art and reunions of students, parents, staff and community friends of NVS. The event is free and the public is invited.

The Thompsons will speak about the earliest days of the school, where they taught and provided leadership for 14 years. Architect David Berry, who undertook the renovation of barn into school, and members of the original advisory board will also be in attendance. The band Heartroot will lead the crowd in singing from the NVS songbook. Art and craft projects for children and adults, historical displays about the school, a quilt raffle and a quilt cake will round out the afternoon.

The school has always been independent and free to design its own curriculum, which includes the visual and performing arts and a special emphasis

on outdoor, environmental science.

Over the years, dozens of teachers have brought their skills and interests to NVS classrooms, directly impacting the curriculum and traditions at the school.

The school’s small size and its focus on building a lively, friendly community for learning has endeared it to alumni, who have gone on to careers in science, law, teaching, medicine, computer design, entrepreneurship and the arts. NVS draws students from both Tillamook and Lincoln Counties and is accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission.

Current NVS students will sing at the event. They have devised a Field Guide to the Neskowin Valley as part of this year’s focus on life sciences, and it will be available for purchase. Artwork by current students will also be on display alongside their quilt. Parents will be selling Vacation Raffle tickets as part of a fundraiser that contributes to the operating budget of the school.

For more information about Founders Day, NVS Summer Day Camps, Friday School or enrollment for 2012-13, call the school office at 503-392-3124 or visit the website, www.neskowinvalleyschool.com.

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IN the NEWS Nestucca Fire to consider ‘12-’13 budget BEAVER — The Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District will hold a budget meeting Wednesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed $715,000 budget for 2012-13. The Board of Directors will have an opportunity to approve the budget at their 7 p.m. meeting following the hearing.

The budget represents a $15,000 increase for the district’s budget calendar year, which begins July 1. Fire Chief Kris Weiland said that the district had held the line on their budget the previous two years.

He said the increase will go to fund a tuition scholarship program for volunteer firefighter residents. As previously reported in the Sun, on Jan. 11, the board approved a $1,500 annual scholarship for those volunteers living in one of the districts nine fire hall resident quarters. Additional funds will also go towards increasing utility, fuel and maintenance expenses.

Though the budget proposal includes a 3 percent pay raise for three Nestucca Fire staff members, that increase is offset by a change in health insurance that lowered the district’s health insurance bill by 44 percent.

Red Cross hosts disaster shelter class CLOVERDALE — The American Red Cross will hold a training day on disaster shelters on Friday, April 20, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Nestucca Valley Jr.Sr. High School Cafeteria.

The free training consists of two three-hour classes: shelter operations and shelter simulation, There will be a one-hour break for lunch (must provide own).

The shelter operations class will prepare employees and volunteers of the Red Cross and other agencies to manage shelter operations effectively and sensitively as a team while meeting the needs of people displaced in a disaster. Participants will learn how to open, operate and close emergency shelters, as well as how to organize the facility and material resources.

The shelter simulation training will provide participants with an opportunity to practice the knowledge, skills and abilities required to operate a shelter. Both classes are targeted at volunteers of the Red Cross who will be working on shelter operations in their community.

For more information or to put your name on the list of attendees, call 503-528-5616.

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CLOVERDALE — Voters The position 2 commishave a chance to get up close and sioner race pits incumbent personal with candidates for two Mark Labhart against chalTillamook County Commissioner lenger David Downs, a resipositions, as well as Tillamook dent of Pacific City.

County Sheriff hopefuls, during A Tillamook County coman Oregon Spring Primary election missioner since 2004, Labhart’s forum on Monday, April 16 at NesSouth Tillamook County tucca Valley Jr.-Sr. High School. accomplishments include helpHeld in the school’s cafeteria ing to develop the Neskowin from 7-9 p.m., the event is co-sponCourtesy photo Courtesy photo Coastal Hazards Committee, a sored by the Pacific City-Nestucca group tasked with coastal hazValley Chamber of Commerce and Tillamook County Commissioner incumbent ard issues along the Neskowin students from the school. Each Mark Labhart (at right) will be challenged by Pacific City resident David Downs during the May 20 election. beachfront. He has chaired the candidate will be given time to tell committee since its inception voters about their qualifications technical analyst and support specialist and goals, followed by a question and training their electronic technicians, writ- two years ago. Labhart also played a role in helping Nestucca Fire secure their answer period. Light refreshments will ing technical manuals and assisting the new building site in Hebo, consulted be available. retail operations department in marketwith Cloverdale in their consideration of All nine of the commissioner candiing. He is the vice-chair of the Tillamook starting a Community Planning Advidates — seven of which are vying for the County Republican Central Commitsory Committee, and has worked with position one spot that will be vacated by tee, the communications officer for the Nestucca High students on the LEAP the retirement of longtime commissioner Tillamook County Chapter of Americans program to address poverty issues in the Charles Hurliman — were invited. At for Prosperity, and is a director of the area. press time, all candidates with the excep- Pacific City Dorymen’s Association.

Downs enlisted in the U. S. Marine tion of Tillamook City Councilor Steven A small business owner in Tillamook Corps in 1953 and is a veteran of the Forster, who can’t make it because he’s County since 1989, Folkema is the coKorean and Vietnam era conflicts. He committed to a council meeting at the owner operator of Garibaldi Marina. retired from the Marine Corps in 1973. same date will participate. The position’s She was also the founder of both the He worked as a licensed California real candidate field includes Bill Baertilein, Economic Development Council of estate broker until 2001, after which he John Coopersmith, Thomas Donohue, Tillamook County and the Tillamook Valerie Folkema, Forster, Lisa Phipps, Futures Council. Folkema also served as returned to Oregon and purchased his home in south Tillamook County in 2004 and Jill Williams. interim director of the Tillamook Estuarwhere he still resides.

“It behooves me to fulfill my obligaies Partnership from September 2008 to The race for Tillamook County Shertions (as city councilor),” said Forster.

April 2009. iff pits current sheriff Andy Long versus “Sometimes we have to do things even Forster is the director of the SalvaWilliam Spidal. Because there are only though our heart is pulling us in a differ- tion Army-Tillamook Family Services two candidates, they will not face the ent direction.” and has been a Tillamook city councilor Baertilein has served as a certified since 2009. He is also the chairman of the voters until November.

Long was appointed sheriff on Nov. public accountant firm owner/partner Public Safety Committee, and a member 1 and joined the Tillamook County Sherfor more than 30 years in Tillamook of both the Beautification-Parks & Open iff’s office in 1991. His law enforcement County. His prior governmental exSpaces Committee and the Tsunami career has spanned nearly all facets as perience includes serving as Port of Preparedness Committee.

Long has served as a corrections deputy, Tillamook Bay Commissioner, and as a Phipps is the executive director for patrol deputy, patrol sergeant, detective member of both the NW Area Commisthe Tillamook Estuaries Partnership and sergeant, jail commander, and undersion on Transportation Committee and municipal judge for Rockaway Beach. sheriff. a member of the Oregon Tillamook Rail She was the Mayor of Rockaway Beach Spidal served with the Portland Authority. for five years and the Coastal Resource Police Department form 1977 to 1985.

A real estate broker and certified Planner for Tillamook County for eight He moved to Tillamook in 1998 and now residential appraiser, Coopersmith years. Phipps helped create five CPACs runs an international investment comserved as Tillamook City Councilor from in Tillamook County, one each in Pacific pany. He says he believes the number 1989-2004 and is a past board member of City, Neskowin, Netarts, Cloverdale, one issue in the sheriff’s race is domestic the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce. and Barview/Watseco/Twin Rocks. She violence. He told the Sun that because He also twice served as president of the volunteers with many local non-profits the election isn’t until November, he will Tillamook County Board of Realtors. He and state boards. not be attending the forum so as to give was the Realtor of the Year in 1987.

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By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun PACIFIC CITY — Government agencies, together with the Pacific City Dorymen’s Association, will tackle the challenges of parking during peak usage times at Cape Kiwanda during a meeting on April 6.

The meeting will bring together the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection Distirct, Oregon State Parks, Tillamook County Parks, the Tillamook County Sheriff Office and the Dorymen’s Association in a discussion on ways to both address the efficient use of the parking space available and keeping the fire lane to the beach clear.

“We have such an influx at times that the Cape can’t handle the traffic, the beach can’t handle the traffic and then there’s the problem of keeping the rescue lane open,” said Nestucca Fire Chief Kris Weiland. “We need to manage it better.

Twice last year we closed the beach access because we had too many vehicles.

There was nowhere to park on the beach or the parking lot.”

Weiland said that possible solutions include erecting markers on the fire lanes that would be similar but shorter to ones found along the highway and repainting the faded parking lines. At issue is coming up with a fixed solution for the fire lane that marks it better. In a pilot program last year, Weiland placed cones along the fire lane, a move that he says resulted in less cars parking in the lane.

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A lack of clear markings has caused parking confusion at Cape Kiwanda during high traffic times.

But over time the cones disappeared.

“I went down one morning and someone had stole all the cones that were left,” he said. “We’re looking (for a solution) that’s attached so it doesn’t disappear.”

Though some parking lines are still visible towards Cape Kiwanda Drive, the closer you get to the beach the less apparent they become. Weiland said the problem is that the sand acts like sandpaper as cars drive over the lot. He said Nestucca Fire does have a paint striper that could be used if the committee should elect to go that way. He says that

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He says any changes the groups will make will be based on improving both the safety and usability of the Cape.

“We want to make sure everybody has a good time, but we still have to remember that we have to get in and down to the beach — not just for emergency vehicles — but for people using the beach, too,” he said.

CLOVERDALE — Nestucca Jr.Sr. High School well celebrate their 50th year of spring musicals with a performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, to be performed on the Nelson-Pimentel stage at the school’s gymnasium starting with a 11 a.m. matinee on Wednesday, April 25. The matinee will be preceded by a “Royal Luncheon” available at 10 a.m. The meal is $3.60. Reservations for the meal can be made by calling 503-392-3194, ext. 557.

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IN the NEWS Commission to review revised ADU ordinance TILLAMOOK — The Tillamook Planning Commission will review a revised draft of an accessory dwelling ordinance on Thursday, May 10 at Tillamook County Courthouse.

The ordinance is designed to make it possible to build units that would be secondary to main dwellings. Possible uses include long-term rentals to those not able afford a home and as “mother-in-law” units to accommodate relatives. It would also allow business owners to rent out space in their businesses to other parties. Currently the law only allows for an owner-occupied residence in apartments above commercial properties.

Though several Pacific City residents voiced concerns with the ordinance during the planning commission’s initial review of the ordinance on Dec. 15, 2011, the changes to the proposed ordinance are limited to grammatical corrections.

To view the proposed ordinance, visit www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/ ComDev/Planning and follow the link to land applications under review.

Look for an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the proposal ahead of the Planning Commission’s review in the May 4 issue of the Pacific City Sun.

A musical morning PACIFIC CITY — Does your child likes silly stories and music with the guitar? If that sounds like a gold mine of giggles and smiles, you’ll want to join librarian and storyteller, Mr. Bill, for a 45-minute program on Saturday, April 21 at South Tillamook County Library.

Event activities include songs, storytelling, learning fingerplays, and puppet encounters. Mr. Bill has performed for thousands of children in his career and his programs are heavy on fun and participation. The session is aimed at preschoolers, but older and younger are welcome to attend the free presentation. South Tillamook County Library is located at 6200 Camp Street in Pacific City. Call 503-965-6163 for more information.

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Here for the Duration Sen. Betsy Johnson is featured speaker at Chamber forum CLOVERDALE — The Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce will host State Sen. Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) during a breakfast forum on Tuesday, April 17, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at the Hudson House Bed & Breakfast. An optional breakfast will be available.

Johnson will review the recent special session of the Oregon Legislature and issues affecting Tillamook County and the Oregon Coast. A question and answer period will follow.

She says her talk will be “high-level overview of the historic first voter-approved legislature.” Topics will include the budget, policy bills and the overall conduct of the session.

She told the Sun that generally senators conducted themselves in a bi-partisan manner, but that there were too many policy bills.

Though Johnson will only serve South Tillamook County until early 2013 because of the redistricting which puts the area — as well as a slice of the City of Tillamook — into the district to the south starting next year, she will keep a presence in the area throughout the year — and perhaps beyond.

“I’m going to be just as active in the community,” she said.

And even when she’s no longer in the district, she says she plans to maintain the connections that have been many years in the making.

Officially, in 2013, Johnson will continue to represent Central and North Tillamook County as well as Clatsop County and parts of Columbia and Washington Counties.

The Hudson House is located just south of Nestucca Valley Elementary School on Highway 101 between the two turnoffs to Pacific City. All are welcome. For more information, call Doug Olson at 503-201-7464.

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STATE SEN. Betsy Johnson will share insights from the recent legislative session during a breakfast forum hosted by the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce at the Hudson House Bed & Breakfast on Tuesday, April 17. The forum starts at 7:30 a.m.

Experts to address concerns over tsunami debris PACIFIC CITY — It’s on the way.

Tons of debris courtesy of the 2011 Japanese tsunami is slowly working its way to our coastline. In fact, there is evidence some of it is already trickling in.

Vacation home owner Tim Mooney told the Sun that he picked up several bottles on the beach at Cape Kiwanda on March 22. On closer inspection, he noticed the writing was in Japanese.

But just how much more are we in store for? Your chance to a get an expert’s take on the coming onslaught is Thursday, April 12 at Kiawanda Community Center when federal, state and local experts will share current information and science on marine debris left by the March 2011 Japanese tsunami. The community meeting runs from 10-11:30 a.m.

The event is being put on with cooperation from several Oregon nonprofit organizations that specialize in caring for the state’s shoreline and coping with litter who are responding to requests and questions from their volunteers and the public about the possible surge of tsunami-caused debris. Co-sponsored by SOLVE, Surfrider Foundation, the CoastWatch program of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, and the Washed Ashore Project, in partnership with Oregon Sea Grant/ OSU Extension, the session will feature

presentations from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program staff.

Organizers say that public concern is growing that debris pulled out to sea by the tsunami is heading toward the West Coast — raising many questions on everything from ghost ships to what to expect while beachcombing. The best guess of oceanographers who study ocean currents is that the bulk of this tsunami debris may arrive on the West Coast a year from now — in 2013 — but no one is certain of when or how much.

Key speaker will be Nir Barnea, West Coast regional coordinator for NOAA’s marine debris program. He will describe what is known about the contents and trajectory of the debris crossing the Pacific, and what is currently being done across the Pacific to prepare to deal with the debris.

The NOAA Marine Debris Program will be joined by individuals from the following invited organizations and agencies: U.S. Coast Guard, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division, County Emergency Managers, and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Local waste managers and coastal haulers have also been invited as their experience with marine debris disposal could prove invaluable.

“Right now, as a result of the tragic tsunami disaster, Brookings, Ore. is rebuilding, Japan is reeling and the West Coast States are preparing to clean up an unprecedented amount of debris being carried to our coast on the ocean currents. Our oceans connect us and are essential to a healthy environment and economy,” says Cylvia Hayes, First Lady of Oregon. “These workshops are important to helping us effectively deal with the tsunami debris and better protect the health of oceans and coastal communities.”

There will be similar events held in Astoria and Bay City (April 11), Newport (April 12), Florence, North Bend and Bandon (April 13), Port Orford and Eugene (April 14), Portland (April 15), and Cannon Beach (April 20).

The groups expect to conduct organizing and education efforts later this year to strengthen their citizen response networks before the expected arrival of the bulk of the debris.

All events are free and open to all.

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PACIFIC CITY BIRDING & BLUES FESTIVAL • APRIL 13-15, 2012 THE PACIFIC CITY BIRDING & BLUES FESTIVAL, scheduled for April 13-15 at Kiawanda Community Center, features three-days of field trips and seminars, a free live birds of prey presentation by Badger Run Wildlife Rehab and entertainment that will include a showing of “The Big Year,” starring Steve Martin and a Saturday night concert with popular blues performers The Strange Tones and the Sandy Saunders Band.

Focusing on Avians Birding and Blues Festival promises birding excursions and seminars – and blues, too PACIFIC CITY — It’s time to set your sights on your feathered friends and tune your ears to the sound of hard-driving blues as the Pacific City Birding and Blues Festival is set to swoop in to locations in and around Pacific City from April 13-15.

Now in its ninth year, the annual celebration of creatures of the air will feature three days of birding field trips guided by experienced birders to popular birding spots like Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island and Neskowin’s Hawk Creek.

The festival’s home base will be Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive in Pacific City, where festival-goers will also be treated to a slate of presentations that will range from the plight of the albatross to the history of the Dusky Canada Goose, from a presentation on puffins to a talk that will highlight how to create an ideal environment for birds right in your backyard.

This year’s featured speaker is photographer Terry Steele, who will take birders on a slide show spanning from the Oregon Coast to the Gulf Coast during “Birding — A Portal to nature.” The 1:30 p.m. slide presentation will feature striking scenes that will include birds from the black turnstone to plovers and albatrosses — and that’s just a start. Other

highlights will include close-up views captured from his photo blind of warblers, flycatchers, and towhees.

“I like to teach about and help build people’s enthusiasm for wild places and wild things,” says Steele. “I believe the more we know about things of nature, the kinder we will be and the longer these things will last for humanity to enjoy.

They need to be cared for and respected.”

Steele’s focus on nature began in the wild beauty of his eastern Oregon surroundings. Bird watching launched him into the world of photography — and for 20 years he has shared his passion for birds. Hailing from the John Day, Ore. area, he says he delivers the message that birding offers a chance to open people up to the beauty of nature and an unending life of education.

“If you choose to be a bird watcher, there’s no end to the learning involved,” he says. “Anywhere in the world there are birds. It’s a really good draw for someone who doesn’t want to end their learning time with high school or college.”

The festival will also offer up-close and personal encounters with the animal ambassadors of Badger Run Wildlife Rehab. Founder Liz Diver will showcase birds of prey that are expected to include hawks, owls and kestrels as she shares

the trials and triumphs of an animal rehabilitator during a talk on Friday, April 13 at the Kiawanda Community Center.

The 5:15 p.m. presentation is part of the Birding and Blues Festival’s community open house and is free to the public. In an encore presentation on Saturday, April 14 (passes required), Diver will share the secret behind the coexistence of different bird species living in the same habitat during a 4:15 p.m. presentation entitled “Why I Don’t Hate My Neighbor.”

For a peek at birds from a unique perspective, Kayak Tillamook will be leading two kayak trips on the Little Nestucca River, Saturday, April 14, 2-4 p.m. and Sunday, April 15, 8-10 a.m. The trips will be led by Cheryl Rorabeck, a birder with a decade of experience on local waterways. Rorabeck taught biology at Tillamook High School for 12 years and has specialized skills in rescuing and rehabilitating wild raptors. She will be assisted by Julie Chick, water trail coordinator for the Tillamook Estuaries Project. Chick will describe the restoration work that was recently accomplished on the Refuge.

The festival is billed as a fun time for all — even if you’re not planning on attending a seminar or heading out on one of the hiking excursions. Entertainment will start on Friday, April 13 when

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the festival will show “The Big Year,” a motive starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson that tells the story of a group of bird enthusiasts vying for top honors in a year-long bird-spotting competition. Admission is $3 or $8 for families.

For those that want to put on their dancing shoes after a day filled with exploring Pacific City’s bird-rich environment, there will be a 8 p.m. concert featuring both the Sandy Saunders Band and The Strange Tones. Admission is $10.

Two area hot spots will also get in on the musical celebration. The Oar House Bar & Grill, 34495 Brooten Road, will host The Purple Cats Friday, April 13, 8:30-11 p.m. and Twist Wine Co., 6425 Pacific Ave., will provide the setting for Rob Richter’s guitar, April 13 and 14, 5-7 p.m. There are no cover charges to either concert, but you must be 21 or older to attend.

Adult passes to the festival start at $25. You can also purchase a $35 pass that will gain you entrance to both the Saturday night concert and Friday night movie. Advanced registration to the festival closed April 6, but participants can still sign up at the festival starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 13.

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Losing is Winning PACIFIC CITY — If you’re looking to slim down and gain a healthy dose of energy in the bargain, Kathy Davis may have just the answer.

A distributor of the Herbalife brand of nutrition products for 16 years, Davis will hold her third three-week weight loss challenge in Pacific City starting April 12. Though she says participants will have the opportunity to use her products, it is not required.

The challenge is loosely modeled after the “Biggest Loser,” but with a few twists. A cash jackpot is split between the participants that lose the most in between the initial weigh and the program’s conclusion — 50 percent goes to the winner, 30 percent to the next biggest loser and 20 percent to the third-place contestant.

“I have a hard time losing weight,” says recent second-place winner Carol Fitzgerald, of Beaver, “but I’m losing weight on this plan. It works, and it’s a friendly group, too. I like the friendly competition. It gives you the inspiration to keep on keeping on.”

To help in the battle of the bulge,

Davis offers plenty of support — starting with a wellness evaluation during registration. It’s a process where participants learn their BMI (body mass index), how many calories to take in for their body type and how much protein they need on average to lose weight. Counseling is also included.

“We help people to lose weight and get healthy by teaching them about nutrition,” says Davis. “We give awesome fun tips on exercising. We will tell them which supplements work and which ones don’t.”

Registration is $35 — $25 of which goes to the jackpot prizes. The classes run through June 28.

“We are on a mission to educate the community and the state of Oregon about the obesity epidemic,” says Davis.

“Our Weight Loss Challenges are a step toward reversing that epidemic. It has been proven that people lose weight and keep it off three times more successfully when they receive coaching versus trying to do it on their own with no help.”

For more information or to pre-register, call 503-746-8807.

Drunken Monk is now Dapper Frog Too! LINCOLN CITY — The Drunken Monk, an art glass, gift and collectibles gallery located near Safeway in the Lighthouse Square shopping center, has been reborn as the Dapper Frog Too! — a new spinoff of the popular Dapper Frog galleries.

The Drunken Monk, also owned by the Dapper Frog, had operated in the space since 2008.

In addition to high-quality art glass, jewelry and sculpture, it will carry special purchases and discontinued items at deeply discounted prices.

“The Dapper Frog Too! combines the most popular features of the Drunken Monk and the Dapper Frog into a single store,” explained company owner John McDonnell. “While the Drunken Monk focused mainly on close-out and discount items, the Dapper Frog Too! will add to that a variety of new items and original art at affordable prices.”

McDonnell said the Drunken Monk did well in Lincoln City. However, he said there has been a demand for a greater variety of merchandise.

“In the weeks ahead, we plan to freshen the store’s displays and spotlight the new merchandise,” McDonnell said.

A new logo, based on the Dapper Frog logo, but adding a whimsical set of frog eyes peering from the word “Too!,” is in keeping with the company’s light-hearted approach to art, said McDonnell.

“Our goal — and the thing that has made us so popular with our customers — is to make art approachable and fun,” McDonnell explained.

In addition to the Dapper Frog Too!, the company now has seven galleries on the Oregon coast and in the Portland area including their Pacific City store at 34930 Brooten Road (503965-0085).

The Dapper Frog galleries carry fine art glass creations, metal and stone sculpture, porcelain and ceramic décor items, three-dimensional wall art, hand-made art jewelry and quality hand-crafted collectibles. The Dapper Frog also has an extensive e-commerce website at DapperFrog.com.

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EASTER EGG HUNT April. 7, promptly at 10 a.m. Nestucca High School football and softball fields. For ages 10 and under. Come early to see Nestucca Rural Fire Dist. trucks. Sponsored by Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce.

VIOLIN WORKSHOP April 7, 1-4 p.m. Bay City Arts Center. Paul Patterson.$20. 7 p.m. performance by Patterson and John Stowell. 503-377-9620.

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NESTUCCA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING April 9, 6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. HIgh School.

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CAPE LOOKOUT PUBLIC HEARING April 10, 6 p.m. Netarts-Oceansid RFD Community Hall, 1235 5th St. Public hearing on plan for future development and management of Cape Lookout.

NESTUCCA FIRE DISTRICT BOARD MEETING April 11, 7 p.m. Beaver Fire Station, 503-9656014.

OIF/OEF WAR VET OPEN HOUSE April 11, 18, and 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Till.County Trans. Dist. Bulding, 3600 E. 3rd St. Counseling, healthcare, job search, loans, disability claims, and more. Bring your DD214. For information, call

DAEDALUS QUARTET April. 10, 7 p.m. Chapel at Camp Winema. Part of Neskowin Chamber Music Series. Tickets available at door $25- call 541965-6499 to get on waiting list. For information, visit www. neskowinchambermusic.org.

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BINGO NIGHT Wednesdays, April 11 & 18, 7-9:30 p.m.

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NOAA MARINE DEBRIS COMMUNITY MEETING April 11, 6-7:30 p.m. Bay City Arts Center. Learn about debris from 2011 Japanese tsunami and what is being done to deal with it on our shores.

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Pacific City. Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson star in comedy about a year-long birding competition. Rated PG. Tickets $3; $8 for family

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LIVE MUSIC: ROB RICHTER April 13, 14, 5-7 p.m. Twist Wine Co., 6425 Pacific Ave. Blues guitar. No cover charge 503965-NUTS.

DAVID ROTH CONCERT April 17, 7 p.m. The Mercantile, Beaver. $12 suggested donation. 503-398-5720..

BAKED POTATO LUNCH April 11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church. $5 for baked potato and fixings. Proceeds to South County Celebration of Language and Literacy. 503-207-7462.

NOAA MARINE DEBRIS COMMUNITY MEETING April 12, 10-11:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center. Learn about debris from 2011 Japanese tsunami and what is being done to deal with it on our shores. 503-754-9303.

SOUTH COUNTY LIBRARY STORY TIME Fridays, April 13 & 20, 1-1:30 p.m. South Tillamook County Library in Pacific City. For ages 3-5 years old. 503-965-6163.

PACIFIC CITY BIRDING & BLUES CONCERTS April 13. Kiawanda Community Center. Sandy Saunders Band plays at 8 p.m. The Strange Tones at 9:30 p.m. $10 admission.

LOWER COLUMBIA TIME BANKING DISCUSSION April 14, 11 a.m. Tillamook County Library. 503392-4128.

TEEN SCAVENGER HUNT April 14, 5:30-7 p.m. Tillamook County Library.

Youth ages 12-18. Scavenger hunt; make Mexican confetti eggs. Free admission. Call 503-842-4792.

ARTISTS OF THE MONTH RECEPTION April 13, 5-7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center. Honoring Tillamook High art students.

MOVIE SHOWING: ‘THE BIG YEAR’ April 13, 7 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center,

CANDIDATES FORUM April 16, 7-9 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. High School cafeteria.

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FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATION April 21, 1-4 p.m. Neskowin Valley School. Celebrate 40 years. Songs, art, reunion. Free. Public is invited. 503-392-3124.

COASTAL THINKS TANK SERIES April 22. Inn at Cape Kiwanda. Nan Laurence will speak on creating a revitalized downtown. Tickets $5. Limited admission - reserve space by calling 503-965-2244.

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A Musical Journey Folk Fellowship hosts guitarist David Roth on April 17

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun BEAVER — To folk artist David Roth, music isn’t just about bright lights and powerful chords. A night with Roth offers a connection between the artist and the audience, a journey filled with hope about the human condition and, in the artist’s own words, “a heck of a lot of fun.”

Roth is set to return to South Tillamook County for the ninth consecutive year — what started as a cozy house concert at friend Pat Rickert’s Pacific City home has turned into an annual April tradition.

Through the years, Roth has moved to progressively bigger stages — from Rickert’s home to the Grateful Bread Restaurant and Bakery to the sanctuary at Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church. This year, Folk Fellowship’s newly created hall at The Mercantile, 24747 Highway 101 South, in Beaver will host the veteran musician on Tuesday, April 17. Showtime is 7 p.m. and admission is by a suggested $12 donation.

“If you’ve been to one of David’s wonderful shows, then you already know about his amazing art of telling touching and tickling stories to the sweet sound of his voice and instruments,” says organizer Fred Bassett. “I’ve been a big fan since David’s indelible spirit first touched me six years ago.”

A veteran of the folk genre for the last 25 years, Roth recently released “Rhubarb Courtesy photo Trees,” a November 2011 compilation that marks his first duo release with longtime DAVID ROTH will bring his musical narrative to The Mercantile on friend Anne Hills. The CD features 13 songs Tuesday, April 17 for a 7 p.m. concert sponsored by Folk Fellowship. The from the whimsical to worldly, from personevent marks the ninth consecutive year the artist has shared his musial to topical, that the pair has collaborated cal talents and humor. Admission is by a suggested donation of $12. For on in one way or another over the years. Last more information, visit http://folkfellowship.yolasite.com. month, Roth returned from Germany after completing tracks for “Spacesuits,” which will mark his 12th CD. He’ll also return to “I hope people will laugh, be thoughtfully stimulated, Germany in May for a series of concerts in Hamburg, Luand feel something in a deeper way — as if they’ve been eneberg, Hannover, Northeim, Lemgo, and Berlin. on a roller-caster ride of song and story,” he says.

A songwriter at heart, Roth believes that one of the Though Roth points to his ability to make a living at beauties of writing music is the uniqueness that comes out making music for a quarter century — and his draw as of every artist. an excuse for others to gather together for some thought“My hope is that my songs and concerts will reflect provoking music and conversation — as his greatest what I call my ‘snowflake’ point of view,” he says. “A song accomplishment, there’s more to be boastful about for could be just about anything at all — a Down’s Syndrome this intellectually stimulating musician. One of his songs, bag boy at a supermarket who inspires every one he “Rocket Science,” went up on the Space Shuttle Atlantis meets, a victim of violence or oppression who rises above in May 2009 and he sang two national anthems for the circumstances to shine as an example for others, a visit to Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls during the 1990s. an old teacher who made a difference. One of the beauties “I think live music is something that can save our culis that this short form of musical narrative necessitates ture and connection to one another, and offers an experithat it be compelling in some way. If an artist can pull this ence that no amount or type of technology can replace,” he off, this will hopefully keep people coming back to live says. shows.”

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Up from the grave!

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun NESTUCCA VALLEY — Shouts of “He is risen” will ring out at area churches on April 8 as church goers celebrate Easter Sunday with services, breakfast and special music.

“I believe it is important to celebrate Easter because it commemorates the foundational event in history for who I am,” said Josh Gard, pastor of Beaver Community Church.

“Everyone believes that Jesus died.

The resurrection, however, tells us that his payment for our sins was accepted, that his work was finished, and that he was all that he claimed to be.”

But prior to the Easter songs of joy, there will be remembrances of the grave. In Pacific City, Good Friday will be remembered with a 3 p.m. service at Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Road, a 6 p.m. worship at Pacific Coast Bible Church, 35220 Brooten Road, and a 7 p.m. time of reflection at Beaver Community Church, 24675 Highway 101, during which several area churches will participate.

The mood will move from somber to celebration when churches open their doors on Sunday, April 8.

Area Easter services include the following: Pacific Coast Bible Church, 9:30 a.m., featuring special music; Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m.; Hebo Christian Center, 31350 Highway 101, 10:30 a.m. worship preceded by a breakfast at 9 a.m.; Beaver Community Church, worship at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck at noon and Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. (all open to the public); Winema Christian Church, 5195 Camp Winema Road, community-wide sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. during which pastors of several area churches will participate, followed by a Easter breakfast at Camp Winema’s dining hall; and Countryside Church of the Nazarene, 19005 Highway 101, Cloverdale, where worshippers will be treated with the choir’s performance of “Alive in Christ” at a 11 a.m. service.

For contact information on the remaining South Tillamook County churches, please see the Sun’s church listing on page 18.

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Accessibility: Tillamook Central Health Clinic offers walk-in appointments on a daily basis. We offer very flexible schedules so you can be seen quickly when you are sick and not have to wait weeks for follow-up appointments.

Quality: We have a diverse and highly skilled medical team of full-time physicians and mid-level providers who work together to deliver optimal care. Our providers have backgrounds from pediatrics to women’s health to worker’s injuries.

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DAEDALUS QUARTET will play classical and contemporary pieces during a concert on Tuesday, April 10 at Winema Chapel as part of the Neskowin Chamber Music Series. Call ahead at 503-965-6499 to check on the availability of individual tickets at the door ($25). The Quartet will also present an outreach session at Taft High School in Lincoln City on April 11 at 8:45 a.m.

A Classy Quartet Neskowin Chamber Music hosts Daedalus Quartet on April 10 WINEMA — The Daedalus Quartet will present classic renditions that will include pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert during a Neskowin Chamber Music series concert on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at Camp Winema north of Neskowin.

Since its founding 10 years ago, the quartet has performed in many of the world’s leading music venues in the U.S. and Canada, ranging from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York to the Library of Congress and Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. to Boston’s Gardner Museum as well as various cities in Canada.

The ensemble performs both classical pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert and contemporary works by composers like Elliott Carter and George Perle. The group has premiered works by David Horne (“Flight from the Labyrinth”) and Lawrence Dillon (“String Quartet #4”). It has also formed associations with educational institutions like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. The Daedalus Quartet has also been Columbia University’s Quartet-in-Residence since 2005 and Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Penn-

sylvania since 2006. In 2007, the Quartet was awarded Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award.

The Daedalus has been praised by the New York Times for its “insightful and vibrant Haydn” and the “impressive intensity” of its Beethoven. The New Yorker called the quartet “a fresh and vital participant in what is a golden age of American string quartets.”

Members of the Daedalus Quartet are violinists Min-Young Kim and Matilda Kaul, violist Jessica Thompson, and cellist Thomas Kraines. They hold degrees from the Julliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Harvard University.

The Quartet will also present an outreach session at Taft High School in Lincoln City on April 11 at 8:45 a.m.

Camp Winema is located three miles north of Neskowin, just west of Highway 101. Individual tickets are available at the door for $25, but people should call 541-965-6499 to get on a waiting list. Season tickets for all concerts cost $110. For more information, check the website, www.neskowinchambermusic.org or call 503965-6499.

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Learn about ways to inject life back into coastal downtown cores during “A City Center, Rethinking Downtown,” a talk held at the Inn at Cape Kiwanda featuring Nan Laurence, senior planner for the City of Eugene. Admission is $5.

Women’s Resource Center hosts ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ TILLAMOOK — The Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center will hold their third annual musical event featuring the local musical trio Chocolate Mousse. Held on Sunday, April 22, at the United Methodist Church on 12th Street, the two-hour concert starts at 3 p.m.

Chocolate Mousse has been performing as a group for about four years with a unique ensemble of instruments that create a sound noted as “rich and delicious.” The group is comprised of local Tillamook residents — Dennis Wagner on harmonica, Jeanna Stephens on cello, and Joanne Petty playing piano. The group performs throughout Portland and Vancouver and their latest recordings will be available for purchase at the event.

The event, themed “When You Wish Upon a Star” will feature an array of popular and classical hits including, “Ave Maria,” “The Prayer,” “New York, New York,” and “Just the Way You Look Tonight.” Patrons will also be treated to vocal performances by 8-year-old Emily Nord-Rush singing “When You Wish Upon a Star”

and 22-year-old Johnathan Stephens singing a rendition of “The Verita” as performed by world-renowned singer, Josh Groban. There will also be a cameo appearance by a surprise local drummer.

As an added treat, the community will be invited to join in and sing-along to a few popular favorites at the event led by local choir teacher Jeri Lee Henderson. Attendees can brush up their own vocal cords and prepare to sing-along to “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and “You Are My Sunshine.”

This easy-listening event will feature food and beverages provided by the Women’s Resource Center.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or in advance at the Wildflower Thrift Store or by calling the Women’s Resource Center office in Tillamook at 503-842-9486.

The Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center is a non-profit organization working together to eliminate domestic and sexual violence.

For more information on the services offered through the Resource Center, call 503-842-9486.

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Nan Laurence, senior planner for the City of Eugene, will explore the changing character of downtown activities, urban forms, and public spaces during “A City Center, Rethinking Downtown,” on Sunday, April 22, the third in a series of six Coastal Think Tanks sponsored by the Pacific CityNestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce.

This look into downtown revitalization will be held at the Inn at Cape Kiwanda, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City.

During the talk, Laurence will lead participants in a conversation about how small coastal communities and downtowns can be designed to represent the community’s ideals and aspirations, making them more attractive and hospitable to residents and visitors alike.

Laurence has been a city planner for 25 years. Her professional responsibilities have emphasized idea-based planning and public engagement with the goal of creating communities that are livable, sustainable and beautiful.

She has led a number of long-range planning and visioning efforts, and helped to identify key issues and decision points for community members and appointed and elected officials.

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DINING GUIDE Back Country Cafe, 34445 Hwy 101 S., Cloverdale www.backcountrycafe.net. Cozy Cafe and Drive-thru Espresso located just 5 miles N. of Pacific City on the Nestucca River featuring the Tillamook Burn, Tractor Pull, Landslide and Old Blue to name a few of our gourmet burgers and wraps. We also serve bentos, sandwiches on homebaked bread, soups, and breakfast all day. All menu items under $10. Open Daily. Dine-in, order to-go or drive-thru for homestyle food, espresso & baked goods in a family friendly hometown atmosphere..

Free wi-fi . Find us on Facebook. Outdoor seating. Sun. and Mon., 8-4. Tues.-Thurs. & Sat, 7-5:30, Fri., 7-7.

Delicate Palate Bistro, 35280 Brooten Road, Pacific City. 503-965-6464. www.delicatepalate.com. The Bistro offers the freshest local products available set with a chic presentation highlighting regional cuisine. Our enumerated wine list spans the globe to bring you the finest wines available at reasonable prices, while the martini bar highlights classic cocktails intertwined with hip new blends fashioned from the best spirits available along with a great selection of local and international beers. Reserve your memory today.

DORYLAND PIZZA, Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City. 503-965-6299. Fun, family atmosphere with four televisions and a big screen plasma TV to enjoy sporting events or your favorite shows. Established from the remodeled Pacific City Boat Works building built in the 1960s, Doryland retained the nautical atmosphere with its solid wood planked floors, brass accents and original charm. They added great pizza, sandwiches, salad bar, beer & wine, and video games. Open 11-8 Sunday-Thursday, 11-9 Friday & Saturday.

GRATEFUL BREAD, 34805 BROOTEN ROAD, Pacific City. 503-965-7337. Enjjoy a breakfast and lunch menu that includes vegetarian specialities, bakery breads, pastries, homemade soups, fresh seafood, wine, beer and espresso in the Grateful Bread’s bright and cheery atmosphere. The restaurant also offers catering services, as well as a growing wholesale baked goods department. Stop in for a fresh meal Thursday through Monday, beginning at 8 a.m. or drive through their espresso window as early as 6:30 a.m.

Pelican Pub & Brewery, 33180 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City. 503-965-7007. Ocean front brewery featuring award-winning Pelican brews, great food, and a family-friendly atmosphere. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner served daily. Open Sun–Thurs 8am-10pm and Fri–Sat 8am-11pm.

Sportsman’s Pub-N-Grub, 34975 Brooten Road, Pacific City. 503 965-9991. Dating back to 1947 the original Sportsman’s Tavern was the only local watering hole and meeting spot for locals and visitors alike. It was the place people called for weather, fishing and news of locals as it had the only pay phone at the time. Things haven’t changed much — today the Sportsman’s is still a favorite meeting spot for locals and visitors alike. Although now food is a great attraction with locally caught fish from Sea Q Fish featuring dory fresh lingcod and sea bass prepared at the Sportsman’s is being hailed as the best fish and chips anywhere. The fresh oysters from T&S oyster farm in Netarts have a huge local following and are delivered fresh every Friday. Come try some great grub at great prices and rub elbows with the locals.

Stimulus, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City. 503-965-4661. Beautiful Ocean view espresso café serving Stumptown Roasters coffee, organic teas, and locally made pastries. Stimulus offers a large selection of breakfast sandwiches, homemade soups, hot Panini sandwiches, and salads. Open every day of the year from 6 am till 6 pm Twist Wine Co., 6425 Pacific Ave, Pacific City. 503-965-NUTS. At Twist Wine Company we showcase wines from our three brands: Reversal, Basket Case and Shy Chenin. We believe wine is about having fun. We are a wine lounge, wi-fi hotspot and offer four microbrews on draft.

She’s at the Helm

Jessica Kliever takes the reigns of the Oar House

By DEE MOORE for the Sun Jessica Kliever’s smile is bright and magnetic when she talks about her job.

There is a sense of wonder, a bit of fear and a lot of determination in her voice.

She plans to succeed.

Kliever has a lot to be proud of. At 27 years-old she is the new owner and manager of The Oar House Bar & Grill.

She bought the bar last month from the husband and wife team Don Sheeley and Deb Boone who opened The Oar House two years ago.

Now a staple of Pacific City life the bar is a home away from home for many locals and vacationers. It serves as a venue for live local entertainment as well. In addition to hosting musicians and bands, the establishment rocks out karaoke-style every Thursday night and twice a month on Saturday.

Though she is young in years Kliever is wise in experience. She has a wealth of experience in the hospitality field. She has worked at various restaurants, pubs and wine bars in town since she was 21.

She started with the Oar House when it opened and it is now home.

She attended Dallas High School and from there went on to earn an associates degree from Chemeketa Community College which has provided the groundwork for success.

But if Kliever gets in a bind, Sheeley will be there to help her out for a while Photo by Dee Moore until she has her sea legs. She has high praise for the business and restaurant NEW OAR HOUSE BAR & GRILL owner Jessica Kliever promises the communities in town which have given continuation of the restaurant’s favorites — She recommends patrons her so much encouragement. try the home made potato chips, the Rueben sandwich, the meatloaf “Those are my support teams at the dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy or the spaghetti and meatballs with penne pasta and garlic toast. The restaurant is located at end of the day,” she said. “I have great 34455 Brooten Road. For more information, call 503-965-6001. friends and family who support me.”

Kliever attributes her early success to growing up helping in her father’s food. She recommends patrons try the home made store where she learned “business, responsibility and a potato chips, the Rueben sandwich, the meatloaf dinner work ethic.” with mashed potatoes and gravy or the spaghetti and “My dad owns a floor covering store,” she said. meatballs with penne pasta and garlic toast. All these Her father will also be there to lend a helping hand signature dishes are made from scratch in the kitchen with advice, guidance and support as well as the odd daily. fishing trip or clamming expedition.

The Oar House is a sports fan’s dream and much For now The Oar House will stay just as they are. more. Thursday night karaoke is from 9 p.m. to midShe has no plans to change the atmosphere, the look night. On Saturday it lasts till 1 a.m. There’s free pool or the menu, though perhaps some new dishes might on Sunday afternoons and tournaments on Tuesday make their way to the menu next year. night with a $15 buy in. There is always a game on the “Things will remain the same for now,” Kliever big screen, cold brews and finger foods in addition said. “I am going to wait at least a year before I change to their dinner and lunch staples. The bar and grill is anything.” located at 34455 Brooten Road.

Kliever is particularly fond of the house special“It’s a great place to come in and meet new peoties which have given the restaurant a name for good ple,” Kliever said.

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Since 1977, Pacific City resident Fred Johnson has been crafting props for Nestucca High School’s spring musicals. This year, it’s a lighted carriage for the school’s upcoming performance of Cinderalla, which will debut April 25 with an 11 a.m. matinee. A “Royal Luncheon” at 10 a.m. will precede the performance. The meal is $3.60.

Reservations for the meal can be made by calling 503-392-3194, ext. 557.

Mastering the Setting Fred Johnson’s woodworking skills have resulted in countless props for Nestucca High School’s annual spring play

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun PACIFIC CITY — Nestucca Valley High School will fete 50 years of musicals when Cinderella opens up on April 25, but without the magic of one man, the flair added by the extravagant yet functional backdrops that bring so much life to the spring plays would be missing in action.

It was 1977 when former Nestucca music teacher Mack Pimentel first approached Pacific City resident Fred Johnson about the idea of building a prop for Nestucca’s spring productions. That first foray into the art of clever backdrops was one to remember says Johnson. It wasn’t long before his tools were in action Courtesy photos as he constructed a working carousel for RETIRED Pacific City resident has crafted many props for Nestucca Nestucca’s performance of a play of the High School spring musicals over the years. Some of his creations same name. have included a carousel (above), knife-throwing board and a wind“It was a fun project,” recalls Johnmill for a performance of Oklahoma. son. “I have done something for the play almost every year since.”

Sometimes that’s meant suspending a student drummer from the rafters or building a knife-throwing illusion, and other occasions its been a decorated wall or set of benches or tables. But all along, Johnson’s skills have provided an extra dimension to the popular performances.

Other memorable props include a windmill for a performance of Oklahoma, buildings crafted out of old barn boards for Little Abner, and a dozen sewing machine silhouettes for The Pajama Game.

It’s a time consuming task, but one that’s a labor of love for the retired suralone. veyor, who spent 30 years working for the U.S. Forest “I enjoy a challenge,” he says. “Every year right afService. For his latest project, a carriage for Nestucca’s ter the holidays, they come and say ‘here’s what we’re upcoming Cinderella series of performances, Johnson going to need.’” figures he has 60 hours in building the welded wheels Page 17 • Pacific City Sun • April 6, 2012

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Beaver community church, 24675 Hwy. 101 S., Beaver. 503-398-5508. E-mail: pastorjoshgard@hotmail.com. A nondenominational Bible-believing church that loves families. Weekly Sunday School all ages, 9:45; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; High School Youth Group, 6 p.m.

Cloverdale Baptist Church, 34464 Bridge Street, Cloverdale. 503-392-3104.

Sunday School at 10 a.m., Sunday Worship at 11 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday prayer at 7 p.m.

Countryside Church of the Nazarene, 19005 Hwy. 101 S., Cloverdale. 503-398-5454. Sunday school 9:45, Sunday worship at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Healing Waters Church of God 13725 VFW Hall (behind NAPA store), Cloverdale, 503-965-3669. Come worship in the Pentecostal tradition. Adult and children Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Sunday church service at 10:30 a.m. Handicapaccessible.

Hebo Christian Center, 31350 Hwy. 101 S, Hebo. 503-392-3585. Sunday school 9:15 a.m., Sunday worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday night 6:30 p.m.

Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Road, Pacific City OR (503) 965-6229. 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship; Friday 10 a.m. Bible Study.

Nestucca Seventh Day Adventist Church, 38000 Hwy 101, Cloverdale, (3 miles north of Pacific City) 503-392-4111.

Pastor Greg Brothers. Services Saturday 9:30 a.m.-noon. Fellowship Dinner every week following services. All visitors welcome.

Pacific Coast Bible Church, 35220 Brooten Road, Pacific City. 503965-7222/503-812-1106. E-mail: pcbcpastordan@gmail.com. A Biblebelieving/Christ-centered Church. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday school 11 a.m., Youth group 4 p.m. on alternating Sundays.

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A Look Back Pacific City in the 1960s SIGN OF THE TIMES! Above, a group of signs at the junction of Highway 101 and Brooten Road in the 1960s enticed people to turn off the main highway and come into Pacific City. The signs offered family recreation, groceries, food, dune buggy rides and rentals, laundry facilities, motels, dancing, gift shops, bicycles for rent, and access to the Nestucca River. At right, are 1963 photos depicting a grocery store, which was owned by Ann Wenger at the time. The building also contained the Post Office.

The first post office in Pacific City was established in 1909.

Below, this 1960 photo shows Nestucca River looking north from the bridge on Pacific Avenue. Many of these piling still stand today and some of the cabins too. The pilings are more than 100 years old and made of spruce limbs. The pilings were constructed to keep ocean going boats from coming too close to shore where it was shallow. They make a great perch for eagles, pelicans, cormorants, egrets, king fishers and seagulls today.

These pictures were part of a collection of more than 5,000 photographs donated to the Salem Public Library by the estate of Mr. Ben Maxwell.

Maxwell recorded much of the obscure history of the Salem area. Most of the photographs were taken by Maxwell, a noted Salem photographer and historian who died in 1967. Mr. Maxwell was born in Salem in 1898. He attended college at Oregon State University where he studied history and journalism. He started working with the Capitol Journal newspaper in 1939 and wrote more than 3,800 columns in which he recorded events — unusual and commonplace- that occurred in the mid-Willamette Valley. He recorded and filmed at least 13 governors.

There are many photos of Pacific City, Cape Kiwanda, Nestucca River and other areas of Tillamook County in his collection.

St. joseph’s Catholic Church, 34560 Parkway Drive, Cloverdale. 503-392-3685.

Weekend mass: Saturday at 5:30 p.m., Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

WiNeMa Christian Church, 5195 WiNeMa Road, Cloverdale, OR. 503-3923362. Proclaiming the Word of God in the historic Chapel on WiNeMa Camp Campus.

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Come As You Are! Sunday Adult Classes 9 a.m Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship Services: 10-11 a.m. Fellowship follows.

Friday Bible Class: 10-11 a. m.

Choir Practice: Thursday Evening, 6-7 p.m.

Pacific Coast Bible Church Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 11 a.m. • Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m.

Communion Sunday, 3rd Sunday of each month

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Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church 35305 Brooten Rd. • PO Box 337 • Pacific City, OR 97135 Phone 503-965-6229 • Or call 503-965-6073 or 965-6139

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A SPORTING EDUCATION ‘Cats play way to top of the standings

By DEE MOORE for the Sun CLOVERDALE — It’s been a difficult season for the Nestucca Bobcat baseball team thanks to Mother Nature’s fickle behavior. Weather has delayed, postponed and even canceled some games. Still, the ‘Cats are leading the league 4-1, and their overall record is 6-3.

On Thursday, April 5, Nestucca split two games with Portland Christian. The ‘Cats squeaked by with a 6-4 win in the first game, but were unable to bring home a single runner in 7-0 loss. Simple errors and exhaustion were telling factors, causing the team drop to the ball.

“The boys played a pretty good game, both offense and defense. Our biggest problem in the first game was we stranded a lot of base runners,” said varsity head coach Ken Richwine.

“The second game we really never got our bats going. Austin Bentley started the game on the hill, Jacob Menefee and Brian Andersen pitched in relief. Jade Downs had five put outs on the day,” he said.

Richwine is extremely proud of his ‘Cats and the effort they make. They are truly good sports and dedicated athletes.

“Max Kirkendall has been almost all over the field and handles himself really well. Jade Downs has been a nice surprise this year. Joey Chatelain is a hard worker and is always willing to play wherever I want him. He is one of the reasons we are able to play a JV schedule and a Varsity

schedule,” Richwine said.

Though the team fell 4-6 at Western Mennonite on Monday, April 2, Richwine came away encouraged because of the strength of Mennonite’s program.

“They have an extremely strong program,” said Richwine. “I was not going for the win, as we were scheduled to play Portland Christian and needed to make sure everyone wasn’t too tired. The team did pretty well though and I was proud of them.”

The ‘Cats traveled to Waldport during spring break winning the first game 11-0 in five innings and the second game 16-5 in five innings. Taylor Hulburt pitched the first game while Jacob Menefee pitched the second game.

“I am really pleased that at this point in the season we have a few pitchers who can go quite a few innings,” Richwine said.

Austin Bentley went 4–for-4 at the plate in the first game. In the second game, Austin Woods was 4-for-4 at the plate while Jade Downs went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Max Kirkendall also batted well and Devin Richwine had 2 RBIs, the coach said.

Nestucca has won all three games they have played against Neah-Kah-Nie High School.

“The first game we 10 runned them in 5 innings, with a score of 13-3,” said Richwine. “Jacob Menefee pitched the whole game and did very well. Taylor Hulburt and Zach Welch also had good hits that game.”

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Lady ‘Cats unbeaten in league play

By DEE MOORE for the Sun CLOVERDALE — The Lady Bobcats softball team took down Portland Christian in what can only be described as a slaughter on Thursday, April 5.

Nestucca slammed the Royals with an 11-1 win in the first game of a double header. They showed no mercy during the second game taking Portland Christian to the mat with a 22-4 win.

The ‘Cats brought in all 22 runs during the second inning. The Royals were able to score two runs in the first and two in the fifth, but could get no more by the vigilant Cats who now lead the league 5-0 and have an overall of 5-1.

“We are now focusing on faster pitching and better execution on defense,” said varsity head coach Jeff Schiewe. “We are taking this one game

at a time trying to place in the top four teams in league so we can qualify for the league playoffs in May.” Nestucca played last years’ state runner-up Western Mennonite on Monday, April 2, whose experience was too much for the ‘Cats, Schiewe said. They lost 12-0 in 4 1/2 innings.

“Errors cost us again defensively and they had an 8 run second inning,” he said.

The Warrenton double-header was rained out thanks to a wet spring break.

On March 23, Nestucca swept NeahKah-Nie, 30-25 and 25-19.

“Boisa pitched that complete game and Menefee added a homerun in this contest,” Richwine said. “Kycie Richwine had some great defensive plays at shortstop and Jackie Wilkinson caught the final out on a deep fly ball to right field.”

Runners perform well at Deedon Icebreaker

By DEE MOORE for the Sun CLOVERDALE — The Nestucca track teams joined teams from Cascade, Scappoose, Philomath, Sweet Home and Stayton high schools to compete at Darrel Deedon Icebreaker on March 22.

Though most of the students on both teams have little experience they showed just how determined Nestucca athletes are to compete and win.

Stand out athletes included freshman Drace Moehler who placed first in both the 12-pound shot put, going the distance with 41 feet, 2 inches, and the javelin for 142 feet. Moehler also placed sixth in the discus throw. Senior Nick Ahn placed first in the pole vault and fourth in the triple jump. Senior Brittany Hurliman placed first in the high jump.

“We have a fairly young and inexpe-

rienced team, so going up against the 4A schools at Cascade was a rough introduction to a lot of our kids,” said head coach and athletic director John Elder.

“Competition was fierce, but we held our own. We had three event winners, a freshman class record in the boy’s javelin for Drace Moeller, and loads of PRs.” Personal success is an important measure for Elder’s students. He encourages personal growth and uses this as a measure of the student’s performance.

“We try to emphasize improvement for our athletes, so we measure our success in the number of PRs we set per meet,” Elder said.

“The meet was a dedication of the new track being named for my former high school coach, so it was pretty important to me that we represent ourselves and our school well, and I believe we did,” he said.

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