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DORYMAN JOHN KOSTA reeled in this impressive Giant Pacific Octopus on Jan. 26 at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City.

The Giant Pacific octopus can live longer and grow bigger than any other octopus species. The average size is 110 pounds and 16 feet long, but the largest ever found weighed more than 600 pounds and measured 30 feet across.

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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mark Labhart, Bill Baertlein and Tim Josi, left to right, listen to a Tillamook Regional Medical Center presentation at the commissioners’ Jan. 29 meeting. Dr. Mark Bowman stressed the importance of the flu vaccine, and communications director Mary Faith Bell described hospital programs tied to February’s American Heart Month, including free vascular screenings for the community.

Commissioners OK TLT management plan

By SCOTT GILBERT for the Sun

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key piece of Tillamook County’s transient lodging tax was signed, sealed and delivered Jan. 29, when county commissioners unanimously approved a three-year agreement for the county’s Economic Development Council to allocate and distribute TLT funds.

Repeatedly hailed as a “gamechanger” at the commissioners’ meeting, the tax on short-term lodging is expected to raise about $1.5 million a year, with 70 percent of that amount devoted to tourism promotion or tourismrelated facilities. The EDC’s decisions on funding projects and promotions will be subject to commissioners’ approval. The remaining 30 percent of TLT revenues, minus the county’s costs for administering, enforcing and collecting the tax, will go to maintain county roads.

The next step will be the EDC’s selection of eight nominees to serve on an advisory committee, with a ninth member to be chosen by area mayors from their ranks. Committee members will make recommendations on policies for TLT fund usage, tourism promotion strategies, a needs assessment and other matters.

The EDC is ready to go with recruitment for the advisory committee, said Dan Biggs, executive director of the public-private partnership. He said the EDC is reaching out to “any person who feels that they have something to contribute, has some expertise in marketing and advertising, just general welfare of the county, good solid citizens that would like to participate.”

The qualifications for committee membership gained flexibility with a final tweak that opened four positions to

“basically people at large,” in the words of EDC board vice-chair Doug Olson.

The membership will include a mayor, a person outside the lodging/hospitality industry who resides in unincorporated Tillamook County, and three lodging providers representing different areas of the county, with the remaining four seats held by people with or without a tourism-industry affiliation and with or without Tillamook County residency.

“We broadened that over the past several weeks for the simple reason that we didn’t want to exclude anyone,” said Olson, who also owns and operates the Inn at Pacific City and has been a longtime Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce board member.

“There are substantial numbers of retired people in our community and they have just a wealth of expertise.”

The EDC’s recruitment efforts for the advisory committee are underway, with a plan to submit a slate for commissioners’ approval by the beginning of March. Biggs stressed that even if applicants are not chosen for the ninemember advisory panel, there will be a need for people to serve on various ad hoc committees related to the use of the tax funds.

In a conversation the day after the meeting, Biggs ticked off a list of needs: expertise in marketing, promotion, advertising and local knowledge of tourism; business and managerial experience; and interest in promoting tourism. He said anyone interested in applying should send a letter describing his or her background and willingness to serve. Letters can be either mailed to the EDC, 4301 Third St., Tillamook, OR 97141, or can be sent via email at lyman@tillamookbay.cc.

The nominees for the advisory committee will be listed in the agenda for a meeting of the county commis-

sioners, with the opportunity for public comment on the makeup of the committee.

Following voters’ 2-to-1 approval of the tax in November, the details of the TLT protocol have been a “work in progress,” said Tillamook County chief of staff Paul Levesque, who garnered praise at the Jan. 29 meeting for his “yeoman’s” work on the matter.

The 10 percent tax took effect Jan. 1 on short-term lodging across the county, with a credit of up to 9 percent for cities that impose their own lodging taxes.

Commissioner Mark Labhart, who serves on the EDC board, said “voters spoke pretty clearly” with their mandate for the tax, which passed in every county precinct. “It will create some prosperity for our county.”

“Tillamook County has really been to a large degree left out of the tourism industry potential when compared to Clatsop and Lincoln counties, and so it’s now our time.” said Tim Josi, vicechair of the county commissioners.

Bill Baertlein, chair of the county commissioners, said it was “heartening” to see the community involvement as TLT procedures took shape.

“Everybody’s passionate, and everybody had their own ideas, and slowly over time these have evolved into a very good document.”

Pacific City resident David Yamamoto, who is in a three-way race with Josi and Nehalem resident William Spidel in the May election for county commissioner, thanked the commissioners and all others who “have worked very, very hard” to bring the TLT to fruition.

“Everybody that wanted to had input into this document, and you are continuing to take input today,” he told the commissioners. “This is truly the Oregon way.”

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An Objection to the Process South County residents David Yamamoto, Charles Ciecko file appeal to Territorial Sea Plan amendment

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

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acific City resident David Yamamoto and Neskowin resident Charles Ciecko have filed a petition for judicial review of an administrative rule that adopted changes to Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan. The petition filers say the Department of Land Conservation and Development ignored an ORS rule requiring DLCD to return related documents back to Ocean Policy Advisory Council for further review if they did not agree with its findings.

DLCD approved the amended Territorial Sea Plan on Jan. 24, 2013, and later filed the amendment on Oct. 7 with the Oregon Secretary of State.

The petition is just the first step in the appeal process. Formal briefs will be filed at a later date. Attorney David Allen, who is representing Yamamoto and Ciecko in the appeal, said it could take up to a year for the court to issue a decision.

In the complaint, they are asking that the court declare the new TSP rule invalid and pay reasonable attorney fees.

The TSP amendment, which includes Oregon territorial sea areas that DLCD has designated more suitable for ocean energy development, is the result of several years of research and public meetings held by OPAC and the Territorial Sea Plan Advisory Committee, a committee established by DLCD. Though DLCD did adopt the majority of the recommendations by OPAC and TSPAC, their Jan. 24 adoption veered when it came down to the most critical and difficult decisions, Yamamoto said. Instead of adopting OPAC rec-

ommendations for Renewable Energy Facility Suitability Study Areas, the least restrictive of six designations that could potentially allow placement of ocean energy devices, DLCD went with their own staff report. That report included a two-square mile site south of the mouth of the Nestucca River, a site that OPAC had removed from REFFSA consideration. Yamamoto and Allen say that was a move that is contrary to ORS 196.471 which, in their appeal, they say required DLCD to return to OPAC the TSP plan for further modification if they did not concur with OPAC’s findings.

“As noted in the petition for judicial review, we believe that the Commission and Department departed from established procedure under the statute, ORS 196.471, in adopting amended Part Five of the Territorial Sea Plan,” said Allen. “Also, at this point, and given the importance of the issue, filing a legal challenge before the Court of Appeals is an appropriate means to have this matter resolved.”

“We do feel that the process was absolutely broken,” Yamamoto said.

“There were and are statutes that needed to be followed.”

He added that ignoring OPAC and TSPAC recommendations flies in the face of Oregon’s public involvement policy.

“It’s supposed to be a bottom-up process,” Yamamoto said.

He also points to historical precedence.

“OPAC has always, always been the primary agency making recommendations,” Yamamoto added. “If LCDC doesn’t agree with OPAC, they’re supposed to go back to OPAC for further recommendations.”

County agrees to boat launch parking fee compromise

By SCOTT GILBERT for the Sun

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controversial fee increase for parking at Tillamook County boat launches is coming down, with $10 reimbursement checks to be mailed to 380 people who have paid the new fees for annual passes, following a vote at the Feb. 5 meeting of the Tillamook County Commissioners.

Commissioners Bill Baertlein and Mark Labhart voted 2-0 to approve a reduction from $50 to $40 for annual parking passes at Tillamook County’s 21 boat launches. Commissioner Tim Josi was discussing timber harvest in a conference call with the Oregon Board of Forestry and was not at the dais for the meeting.

Paul Levesque, the commissioners’ chief of staff, explained that a fee increase from $30 to $50 for the annual passes occurred last May, and stemmed from an earlier decision to sever the county parks department from the general fund “to either live or die on the fees and grants that it might receive.”

The day-use fee also rose last May, from $3 to $4, but will not be reduced.

The fee increase was based on the determination last year that the lower fees were not covering the costs of maintaining the boat launches, Levesque explained. “In fact, I think about $58,000 was being taken from revenues generated by campgrounds to support maintenance at the boat launches,” he said.

Nearly half of that $58,000 went to maintain the Cape Kiawanda boat launch alone, it was disclosed at the commissioners’ Jan. 29 workshop. At that session, Josi called for reducing the annual pass fee, and Labhart agreed, suggesting that the fee issue be revisited every year or two. Baertlein said he would go along with a fee reduction “mainly because I’m outvoted,” but said the parks department was expected to run like a business and questioned the idea that campground fees should subsidize the boat-launch operations.

Levesque explained Feb. 5 that there had been “a fairly significant public outcry about that $50 seasonal fee.”

After his presentation, Baertlein and Labhart voted for the reduction to $40 without further discussion.

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Oregon County Parks will benefit from agreement with State Parks

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ocal park managers throughout Oregon are collaborating with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to address an overwhelming backlog of deferred maintenance in county parks across the state.

“Counties have evolved operations to become more innovative and resourceful in managing their park systems to ensure the sustainable operations of our local parks, but we still need help to eliminate the accumulated deferred maintenance issues.

Local parks provide affordable and easy access to nature-based recreation that Oregonians so clearly treasure,” says Steve Lambert, Oregon Parks Association board member and Jackson County Parks Manager.

OPRD agrees and has offered assistance to counties to tackle the issue.

Working through the Oregon Solutions Team process at the request of the 2013 Legislature, OPRD, the Association of Oregon Counties, and the Oregon Parks Association have developed a plan to change the distribution of recreational vehicle licensing fees that are currently shared between OPRD and counties.

The fees are statutorily required to be used for the development and maintenance of public parks and are currently split between OPRD and counties, 65 percent going to OPRD and 35 percent allocated to counties (which are then split between Oregon’s 36 counties). In 2015, the counties share will be reduced to 30 percent, dealing another tremendous financial blow to already strained county park programs.

However, if approved in the 2014 legislative session, Senate Bill 1514 will alter the distribution to 60 percent OPRD, 40 percent counties effective upon passage and 55 percent OPRD, 45 percent counties beginning July 1, 2015.

“When fully implemented in 2015, the estimated additional $3.2 million allocated to counties per biennium as a result of SB 1514 will provide a significant amount of assistance to counties, enabling some very resourceful park managers to begin chipping away at deferred maintenance lists across the state” says Tillamook County Commissioner Mark Labhart.

Labhart has been passionately working the issue representing AOC during the negotiations.

“We are extremely grateful to OPRD

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COUNTY PARKS —including South Tillamook County’s Whalen Island Park (above) — will benefit if and when the Oregon Legislature passes SB 1514, which will give counties a higher percentage of recreational vehicle licensing fees than they currently receive. If approved, the counties’ share will increase from the current 35 percent to 40 percent in 2014 and 45 percent in 2015. for their willingness to assist counties for the benefit of all Oregon’s outdoor enthusiasts,” Labhart says.

Labhart added that with almost an equal amount of campsites in county inventory as compared to OPRD, counties play an important role in meeting the recreational needs of Oregon residents.

According to a 2012 report compiled by EcoNorthwest based in Eugene, counties are currently facing a backlog in excess of $80 million. Many of Oregon’s county parks were developed when Oregon counties had a broader array of funding sources, such as funding from timber sales on federal lands.

Some of the recreational infrastructure in county parks (e.g., roads, restrooms, buildings, or utilities) was built 30 years ago, often more than 50 years ago.

Oregon’s economy has significantly changed since most county parks were developed, most notably through the decline of the timber industry, and diminished federal timber revenue payments to counties.

As a result of the change to local funding, maintenance needs have accumulated as counties struggle to fund mandated services, such as law enforcement and public health needs. In

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many cases local parks and recreation services have been scaled back and maintenance deferred while counties prioritized expenses. According to the 2012 EcoNorthwest report, local General Fund support for county parks has decreased 53 percent since 2007. Larger counties such as Jackson, Lane, Clackamas, Tillamook, Linn, and others receive no General Fund support and are largely dependent on fees charged at the parks to fund operations and maintenance.

Oregon voters clearly expressed their support for parks and recreation in 1999 by passing Ballot Measure 66, which allocated a percentage of Lottery Funds to OPRD, much of it used to tackle OPRD’s own deferred maintenance list. The electorate reaffirmed their support in 2011, passing Ballot Measure 76 which allocated Lottery Funds again to OPRD in perpetuity. However, these funds are not distributed to counties for operations and maintenance of local parks.

If the Legislature passes SB 1514, the redistribution of the RV fees will mean Oregon county parks will have greater options to clear the backlog of deferred maintenance, enhancing the parks experience for all Oregonians and visitors.

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Ramping Up the Recycling Effort County Parks, Solid Waste agree to split cost for Cape Kiwanda recycling station, which could be installed by spring break

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

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illamook County Parks and the Tillamook County Solid Waste Department have agreed to a 50-50 split on the expected $13,000 it will take to introduce a visitors-only recycling facility to the Cape Kiwanda parking lot. In response to community concerns that the recycling center could be misused, it will be done on a “trial basis.”

The plan was supported by the Tillamook County Parks Advisory Committee on Jan. 28, which voted 4-1 to support the plan. New South County PAC representative Larry Rouse voted against the plan.

Previously, Solid Waste Manager David McCall had suggested a three-way split of the initial investment between Parks, Solid Waste and the Pacific City community. However, the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce has told McCall that they could not help for two reasons: the organization is cash-strapped and they believe that garbage pick-up should be the responsibility of the parks department.

But that doesn’t mean they don’t support the idea.

In a letter to the PAC, Chamber President Merrianne Hoffman wrote that, aside from the issue of financial support, “the Chamber completely supports the installation of the proposed recycling center at Cape Kiwanda.”

The letter also said it was her belief that the proposed solution would be more attractive than the current dumpster and “will present a positive impression to visitors to the Cape.”

As previously reported in the Sun, the recycling center will include two 32-gallon waste compactors, two 50- to 65-gallon recyclable materials collection units, and one collection unit for cans and bottles.

In an interview subsequent to the Jan. 28 PAC meeting, Rouse said his objections to the proposal were based on his belief that a county park isn’t an appropriate place to set up a recycling center.

“I just have this apprehension that it will expand and expand, and, before long, we’re building sheds,” he told the Sun. “Hopefully, we’ll never get there.”

McCall said the goal is to have the new recycling center up by spring break though he admits that goal is an ambitious one as there is a six-week lead time to get the units delivered. At press time, he was still waiting on final numbers from two possible vendors.

Nestucca Valley Sanitary Service is estimating the garbage pick-up would cost about $2,080 per year — a figure Rouse said could save the County about $2,000. The cost is expected to be lower thanks to the trash compaction capability of the new facility as well as the increased opportunity of recycling — all of which is anticipated to lower the volume of garbage collected.

“Nestucca Valley Sanitary has given a commitment to quite an advantageous financial agreement (for the hauling),” said McCall. “I think this is a great opportunity. I’m very confident this is going to work.

I’m confident in working together with the community to make them even prouder of what we have.

Cape Kiwanda is a very unique location. I hope this is going to make it even more special.”

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Lions Club is on the Hunt for New Members

By Verne Mobley Lions Club President

The Nestucca Valley Lions Club is excited to start the new calendar year with a membership drive. Our Lions Club — one of only two service clubs in South Tillamook County (the Nesko Women’s Club being the other) — has many projects which help the community, the local schools and the residents of the area in general.

The first major thing going on is, as we have done for a number of years, the trip to Salem to the Capitol with a big bus load of students to spend a day seeing what goes on in our Legislature.

This will be the last week of February with the help of the school district and the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. A fun educational trip!

In the last week of January, the Lions will present Student of the Month awards to about 30 young people at Nestucca Elementary School. On Feb 17th, the club will put up flags around the area for President’s Day. Please talk to a Lions member about joining the club, which is fun but serious about making our community better. For more information, please call Verne at (503) 392-4436.

ODFW extends comment period for coastal multi-species plan Members of the public will now have until March 10 to comment on a draft management plan for six coastal salmon and trout species. The comment period was originally scheduled to close Feb. 10.

The extension comes after ODFW hosted a series of six public meetings to solicit comment on the Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan.

According to Kevin Goodson, ODFW Conservation Planning Coordinator, the public has offered lots of input at these meetings and in writing, including requests for more time to review and comment on the plan. Once the public comment period closes, ODFW will revise the public draft to address comments received and submit the revised plan to the Fish and Wildlife Commission for its consideration this spring or early summer.

The draft “Coastal Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan” describes the conservation status of six salmon, steelhead and trout species, and outlines a suite of actions related to harvest and hatchery programs, predators, and habitat to sustain these species and improve overall fishing. The species and area for the plan include spring and fall chinook, chum salmon, winter and summer steelhead, and coastal cutthroat trout along much of the Oregon coast (from Cape Blanco to Seaside).

Members of the public will find the draft plan on the ODFW website at: http://www.dfw.state. or.us/fish/CRP/coastal_multispecies.asp, and can send written comments to ODFW.CoastalPlan@ state.or.usor to ODFW, Attention: CMP Comments, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302 by March 10.

Merkley, Labhart praise passage of flood insurance bill Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is praising the Senate’s passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which would block currently planned increases in flood insurance premiums for primary residences and businesses. Merkley, an original cosponsor of the bill, was instrumental in the bill’s development and passage, raising awareness of the issue in a hearing he held in September as Chair of the Economic Policy Subcommittee, which oversees the National Flood Insurance Program. Merkley also convened a bipartisan meeting of Senators who drafted the bill. The bill is now waiting for a thumbs up from the House of Representatives.

“While the Senate continues to work toward a long-term solution to flood insurance, Oregon families shouldn’t be hit with drastic flood insurance rate hikes that are unaffordable or will make their homes impossible to sell,” Merkley said. “I am glad that the Senate acted in a bipartisan fashion to freeze the rate hikes, and I urge the House to act immediately to provide relief to homeowners.”

The bill will protect thousands of Oregon homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes. The bill resets the debate, tasking FEMA to

complete an affordability study, propose solutions, and improve the reliability of the flood plain maps.

“Tillamook County worked very hard to get this Bill passed,” said Tillamook County Commissioner Mark Labhart. “We saw the devastating effects it was having on increased insurance rates and in some cases the ability of some folks to even sell their homes.

“Thanks goes to a lot of folks in the insurance and real estate industries in Tillamook County for all their hard work in providing factual information to Sen. Merkley so he could cosponsor and support passage of this Bill with his colleges. While it’s not perfect, it gives us some breathing room to get the situation fixed.”

A bill passed last year made substantial changes to the National Flood Insurance Program, resulting in enormous rate hikes for many homeowners, in some cases leading to flood insurance premiums that exceeded the amount they pay on their mortgages. For months, Merkley has been highlighting the problems, including sharing stories of Oregonians at risk of losing their homes or unable to sell as a result of the new policies.

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DORYMAN JOHN KOSTA reeled in this impressive Giant Pacific Octopus on Jan. 26 at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City. The Giant Pacific octopus can live longer and grow bigger than any other octopus species. The average size is 110 pounds and 16 feet long, but the largest ever found weighed more than 600 pounds and measured 30 feet across. Giant Pacific octopuses are usually reddish-brown in color and have huge, bulbous heads. They can use special pigment cells in their skin to change texture and color, enabling them to blend in even with patterned corals, plants, and rocks. Known to be keenly intelligent, Giant Pacific octopuses have learned to mimic other octopuses, open jars, and solve mazes in lab tests. They are night hunters and eat primarily shrimp, clams, fish, and lobsters. They have been known to use their sharp beaklike mouths to attack and eat birds and sharks, as well. Their habitat is throughout the temperate Pacific waters, ranging from southern California to Alaska and west to Japan and the Aleutian Islands. The ODFW regulations for taking octopuses is one per day by angling, dipnet, pot or hand. Call ODFW at 800-720-ODFW for more information.

Carbaugh to speak at Feb. 15 CAC meeting

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

35220 Brooten Road, Pacific City • 503-965-7222 PacificCoastBibleChurch.com

The Pacific City-Woods Citizen Advisory Committee will host Paul Carbaugh, South County representative of the Tillamook County Road Advisory Committee during their monthly

meeting, Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m, at Pacific Coast Bible Church. During the meeting Carbaugh will discuss proposed road projects. For more information, call 503965-3600.

Volunteers sought for bare-root potting event Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District is inviting community members to join the group as they work to pot up thousands of young native bare-root plants. The Northwest Oregon Restoration Partnership, is hosting a series of bare-root potting work days at Camp Tillamook. The work days will be Feb. 24, 25, 26 and March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19. Participants will have the option to work on any — or all — of the available dates.

The Columbia River Youth Corps crew will also be here helping on these days, so all of the potting stations will be set up and ready. Workdays start at ap-

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proximately 9 a.m. and end between 3 and 4 p.m.

These plants will be nurtured for two to three more years for use in watershed restoration projects in the local area. Those planning on coming should contact Celeste Lebo, NORP Coordinator at 971-313-3599 or norpcoordinator@gmail.com. Camp Tillamook is located at 6820 Barracks Circle on the grounds of the Port of Tillamook Bay, just south of Tillamook.

Those needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program should contact Celeste Lebo at 971-313-3599 prior to the event.

Reduce Your Waste-Line!

Pacific City Recycling Center Transfer Station

Select and source separated recycling is available in South Tillamook County at 38255 Brooten Road just south of Cloverdale at the Pacific City and Highway 101 junction.

We’re Open Fridays and Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Closed Sundays – Thursdays!!

MIXED PAPER

Mixed paper consists of the following items: bond paper, stationary, envelopes, colored construction paper, craft paper and shredded paper only!

Phil Hurliman grew up in South Tillamook County and has worked for our sister company, Nestucca Valley Sanitary Service since 2009. He is very familiar with the proper and safe handling of solid waste and recycling and will be your helpful guide during your visit.

For more information call us: Friday & Saturday (503)965-6898 Monday-Thursday (503)392-3438 Pacific City Transfer and Recycling Center Drawer A • Hebo, OR 97122

The following clean and separated materials are accepted free of charge: Newspaper • Corrugated Cardboard • Magazines • Tin • Scrap Metal • Plastics (with screwtops/ necks) • Glass (clear/green/brown). Your dedication to recycling requires the additional voluntary step of transporting these materials correctly separated at home to the recycling center.

Appliances are accepted for a processing fee/no refrigerators or freezers. E-Waste is collected for a processing fee.

Household Garbage As a small facility we are limited to the size and bulk of garbage we accept. This location does not have a scale for weight calculations so charges are based upon volume. Large loads contained in trailers or pick up beds are encouraged to transport on to the Tillamook County Transfer Station located at 1315 Eckloff Road in Tillamook.

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NEWS&COMMUNITY Chillin’ at the Coast

A BLANKET OF SNOW and temperatures down in the 20s, put Pacific City and surrounding areas into a deep freeze on Thursday, Feb. 6, causing travel difficulties, meeting cancellations, and the temporary closure of Hwy. 101 near Neah-kah-nie. The Nestucca Valley School District sent students home early Thursday and cancelled school Friday, Feb. 7.

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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.

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LIANE WELCH, head of the Tillamook County Public Works Department, and Larry Rouse, president of the Pacific City Heights Neighborhood Association, appear before the Tillamook County Commissioners Feb. 5 in support of a plan to have the county work on local-access roads in the Pacific City subdivision, with residents paying 25 percent of the costs. Commissioners approved the plan, and Rouse said the neighborhood group will work to raise the money “forthwith.”

Leveling the Lane County to fix Elderberry Lane, which has been plagued by rutted roads caused by a poor drainage system

By SCOTT GILBERT for the Sun

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utted road surfaces in the Pacific City Heights subdivision, and the drainage problems that caused them, will be fixed by the Tillamook County Public Works Department, the county commissioners decided at their Feb. 5 meeting.

The Pacific City Heights improvement falls under a recent change that puts Tillamook County in the unusual position of helping maintain local access roads that are not county-owned.

The Pacific City Heights Neighborhood Association is in another unusual position: The group, which is not a fee-assessing HOA, must quickly raise $12,000 for residents’ share of the cost if the work is to be done before the summer paving season ties up the county’s Public Works Department.

Neighborhood-association president Larry Rouse said the group “is willing to raise this money … and we’ll do it forthwith so that we don’t have to delay this job any longer. We know it’s imperative to get it done before summer.”

After the meeting, Rouse said several members of the 70-household group plan to help with fundraising. “I think it’s very doable,” he said. “We’re hoping all our members contribute something.”

The Pacific City Heights plan calls for ditching along county-owned Riverview Drive and grading on localaccess Elderberry Lane and High Road.

A new culvert will be installed on High Road, with another new culvert and an upgraded culvert at the local-access intersection of Topping Road and Simmons Road.

Large ruts running down Elderberry Lane have made travel difficult, and with “two more rainstorms, it will be impassible,” Rouse told the commissioners.

Liane Welch, the county’s public

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works director, determined that drainage from county-owned Riverview Drive contributed to the neighborhood’s road problems, which met one of the criteria for the county to step in.

Another criteria for public help with local-access roads asks that the road be a documented emergency evacuation area, a designation that Elderberry Lane has thanks to recent evacuation maps produced by the county.

In most cases, residents must contribute 25 percent of the costs, and in the Pacific City Heights case, Welch anticipates a total cost of $48,000 for the local-access portion, meaning residents are responsible for raising $12,000.

Residents got a break the morning of the meeting, when Welch announced in the commissioners’ workshop session that an earlier estimate of $60,000 for the total job included the work on county-owned Riverview Drive. Commissioners agreed with her suggestion that residents should not bear a share of the cost for work on the county road.

Commissioner Mark Labhart said public work on local-access roads is “a tough issue, because they aren’t county roads, yet they are roads that people use and live on and drive on and that emergency vehicles use.”

“Do we have a responsibility? Technically, no,” Labhart said. “Do we have an obligation? Yes, I think we do.”

Labhart noted the criteria that must be met for help with local-access roads, and said “we’re not just going to be carte blanche doing this, and there’s going to have to be some skin in the game from those property owners.”

Bill Baertlein, commission chair, joined Labhart in praising Rouse and Welch for their roles in “a plan that’s feasible and workable for the communities.” Both commissioners voted in favor of the Pacific City Heights work.

Tim Josi, commission vice chair, was taking part in a conference call with the Oregon Board of Forestry and was not at the dais during the meeting.

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INDIE-FOLK singer-songwriters Adam and Sydney Elliott will perform at Stimulus Espresso Cafe, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. The free concert is all-ages friendly and Stimulus will have their regular drinks and Pelican Brewery ales available for purchase.

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rom the singer-songwriter traditions of the 70s to their own modern sensibility, The Elliotts are a showcase of today’s acoustic sound. The duo will fill Stimulus Espresso Café’s ocean view setting with their original Indie-Folk sound on Friday, Feb. 14 starting at 6 p.m.

The Elliotts have been writing and performing as an acoustic duo for the last 10 years. Adam and Sydney Elliott hail from the Portland-based group Smidgen.

Here at the coast, Sydney works as an English instructor at Tillamook Bay Community College and is currently finishing her MFA in writing. Adam works as an electrician and consultant.The couple live on the scenic Nestucca River.

The Elliotts released their first album in January of 2009 titled “Winter Formal” named in memorandum of a student and neighbor who was killed in an auto accident on her way to the winter formal at the local high school. The CD is a “haunting blend of several musical styles.”

Adam is the songwriting half of the duo, while Sydney, a nationally published poet, supplies the lyrics.

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Their complex songs are often melancholy in subject matter and woven with personal experience, real stories and literary themes. Living on the Oregon Coast provides many stories for their lyrics.

The Elliotts are currently working on a new album entitled “Drama, Low” that will feature a full band and special guests that they hope will be released this summer.

Admission is free to this family-friendly event.

The cafe’s full range of drinks, specialty treats, and ales from Pelican Pub & Brewery will be available for purchase.

Stimulus Espresso Café, located at the Inn at Cape Kiwanda, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr. in Pacific City, serves coffee from Five Rivers Coffee Roasters, organic teas, and locally made pastries.They offer a large selection of breakfast sandwiches, hot Panini sandwiches, and salads. Stimulus also features a rotating art gallery, displaying various works of local artists, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Visit www.StimulusCafe.com or call 503-965-4661 for more information.

FISHING&OUTDOORS

Frigid weather cools down steelhead fishing opportunities

By PAT GEFRE for the Sun

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ow water and cold weather have put winter steelhead fishing on a slow pace. By now, everyone knows that fishing for winter steelhead has been disappointing at best. All the north coast rivers seem to be having the same troubles. Low water and not many fish are what most are talking about.

When we have had some rains there have been a couple of good fishing days that followed, but the rivers drop back down and clear very quickly. Without continued rains, they become difficult to fish.

The Nestucca has faired a little better than some of the rivers up north. I know this because many of the Wilson River guides are fishing the Nestucca, and they are telling me that their results here are much better than up north.

Many folks are enjoying the uncharacteristic sunny days, but, honestly, we will pay the price. Not only are the rivers low and not producing, there also are very low snow levels in the mountains. On Mt. Hebo, snow is almost non existent.

Normally by this time of year there are several feet of snow up on Hebo Mountain. In fact, in years past, ODFW has had to run the trout stocking trucks in March to South Lake becaue of snow-covered roads. Without snowmelt, it’s going to be a very tough spring chinook season, and I’m very worried about summer river levels. We need enough summer water to keep river temperatures down and oxygen in the water at sufficient levels to keep summer steelhead from dying and to keep all the steelhead and spring chinook smoltz healthy. With the water district in McMinnville getting preference over fish, we could have a fish disaster on our hands.

This is weird — I’m sitting here lamenting about the lack of rain and snow, and, as I’m writing this article, it has begun to snow. Yeah! I just took a break to look at the weather forecast and storm maps and it looks as if we might get quite a bit of the white stuff right through the weekend. The weather predictors are calling for a warming trend and rains on Monday. Might just be what we need to get fishing to a better level.

There are no better mouse traps: I get a kick out of fishing gear trends.

Tackle manufacturers are always trying to convince us that they have just invented and marketed the next best thing to the hamburger and fries. Sure, there may be new ways of presenting things, but, really, if you had an old tackle box from your grandfather’s era you would see how little thing have really changed.

A spinner is a spinner. Yes, there are more colors and blade patterns, but they are still spinners.

I often get asked what color of spinner is best. My reply is if only one color worked, I’d have an entire wall of just that one spinner. Often, a fisherman will come in and say something like “the only spinner I have ever caught a steelhead on is a neon blue, Blue Fox. Yep, me and all my friends and everyone I know uses it and that is all we catch ‘em on.” He leaves, and in comes the next guy who swears up and down that it’s the pink one with the gold blade — only thing he’s ever caught one on. The next fisherman will tell you it’s a green Rooster Tail. What

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NICE CATCHES like this chrome steelhead have been harder to come by thanks to low water and cold weather. that tells me is they all work under a given circumstance. If you happen to catch a steelhead using one type of spinner, chances are your going to use it again. If you catch another one, that’s probably it — you will be hooked for life and will always use that spinner. And why not? It seems to work.

I have a real problem with UV stuff.

UV is supposed to make anything you are using more visible to fish. It’s design is to make all baits more visible to fish.

First off, fish have never had trouble seeing stuff before UV. Just ask your granddad. Good eggs and good sand shrimp will always catch fish regardless of the use of UV. So now we have fluorocarbon lines, designed to be invisible to fish in the water, which is great as far as it goes.

Then folks take bait and add UV scent to it. The first thing that happens is the UV oils start to migrate up your line, it will get on your fingers — and when you touch your line anywhere you have UV all over your line. Remember, fluorocarbon line is supposed to make the line invisible and UV is supposed to make everything more visible. Does this make any sense to you? It sure doesn’t to me.

There are at least 25 different folks making jigs — each one has some different feature, and each one claims their jigs work better than the next guys. Honestly, they all work — I would buy a $2.50 jig over a $4.50 jig any day because, as I stated, the truth is they all work. Bead fishing is the newest hottest trend. A bead is supposed to represent a single egg floating from a spawning fish.

An opportune meal for a passing fish.

Honestly, I can remember fishing real single eggs for steelhead on the Salmon River on Mt. Hood in the 60s. Pautzke’s balls of fire-red eggs. One single egg on a #8 gold single egg hook — we caught lots of steelhead using that method.

My father taught me a lesson I will never forget on a spring chinook fishing trip on the Willamette River. My buddy and I thought we were so sophisticated with our Willamette Rivers dropper rigs with dyed Blue Herring. My dad opened his old rusty tackle box and pulled out an ancient copper-bladed spinner with an old beat up red feather and proceeded to take a can of brasso polish and clean up his 40-year-old spinner. We tried for 30 minutes, while he polished up that old spinner, to convince him to use a set up of herring already rigged and ready to go. “No I’ll be fine,” dad said. Guess who caught the first fish of the day. Need I say anymore?

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Your Heart’s Desire A Celebration of Chocolate, Wine, Art, and 25 Years of Community Service!

Benefitting CAP’s Art Literacy Program

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City

12noon–5pm: Benefit Art Sale (Free admission!)

2-dimensional artwork on panels and 3-dimensional artwork/sculpture New: Artist demonstrations 1-3pm

6:30–10 pm: Chocolate and Wine Event with Live Jazz!

Complimentary appetizers, desserts, wine, beverages; plus artwork sale, auction, raffle

Tickets for evening event: $25 advance, $30 at the door Tickets and information:

Inn at Pacific City (across from Post Office in Pacific City), Kiawanda Community Center (Pacific City), on-line at www.communityartsproject.net, or call 503-392-4581.

Thank you to our generous sponsors KIAWANDA COMMUNITY CENTER

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Playtime in Pacific City February 10-25 and the North Oregon Coast

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Feb. 9, 3 p.m. Camp Winema, three miles north of Neskowin, off of Hwy. 101. Pianist Yael Weiss and violinist Mark Kaplan. $25 at the door. Call 503-965-6499 to get on the waiting list for tickets. Visit www.neskowinchambermusic.org for more information.

FRIDAY NIGHT CLAY CLASS Feb. 7, 7-9 p.m., The Clay Studio of Lincoln City, Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101.

Learn basics of handbuilding or wheelthrowing. $15 includes materials. Open to ages 14 and up.

To register, e-mail mail@brookspottery.com or call Caroline at 575-621-2634.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH RECEPTION Feb. 7, 5-7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St. Joe Meyer will show his paintings. Refreshments served; all are welcome.

‘THE PAJAMA GAME’ Feb. 7 & 8, 7 p.m. and Feb. 9, 2 p.m. The Barn Community Playhouse, 12th & Ivy, Tillamook. Tickets available at Diamond Art Jewelers, 309 Main St., Tillamook, 503-842-7940. $15 adults, $10 seniors/students, $40 for family of four. Visit www.tillamooktheater.com.

FREE BEGINNING SQUARE DANCE LESSONS Feb. 7, 14 & 21, 7-8:30 p.m. Eagles Lodge, 209 Stillwell Ave., Tillamook. Wave Steppers of Tillamook Square Dance Club will teach free square dance lessons. Call Bob Allen at 503-322-3819 or Joe Wrabek at 503-812-4050.

GREAT SPEAKER SERIES Feb. 8, 2-4 p.m. Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 Second St. Tillamook. Dan Overholser will present stories of Tillamook County and Oregon. Free, open to the public, suitable for all ages. Call 503-842-4553.

FREE ANTIQUE APPRAISALS Feb. 8, 5 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Bring your antiques to be appraised by a panel of local antique dealers. Call 541-9949994.

CHILDREN’S READING SESSION Feb. 8 & 15, 1-2 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. For children ages 4 and up. Call 503-965-6163.

KAPLAN/WEISS DUO OUTREACH CONCERT Feb. 10, 9 a.m. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Pianist Yael Weiss and violinist Mark Kaplan play an outreach concert courtesy of the Neskowin Chamber Music Series. Call 503-965-6499 or visit www.neskowinchambermusic.org for more information.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING Feb. 11, 11 a.m. Hoquarton Historical Center, (Carlich house next to the post office), Tillamook.

Call Diane Colcord at 503-815-8477.

WILLIAM STAFFORD FILM DISCUSSION Feb. 11, 6 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 Third St. Haydn Reiss will speak on his documentary film “Every War Has Two Losers,” based on

SCIENCE PUB TALK Feb. 10, 6 p.m. Pelican Pub, 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Dr. Peter Ruggerio will speak on “Envisioning Tillamook County Coastal Futures: Adapting to Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Hazards.” Sponsored by NVCA. Visit www.nestucca.org.

the journals of Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford. Call 503-842-4792.

MASTER GARDENERS TRAINING PROGRAM Feb. 11, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College conference room, 4301 Third St., Tillamook. Fruit Trees; Pruning. $30 for individual day; call for pricing for full course load. For information or to register, call Patricia Penney at 503-842-3433.

MEETING FOR BEE KEEPERS, NEW BEE KEEPERS, & WANTABE BEE KEEPERS Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, Hwy. 101 & Fifth St. Meeting to educate and answer questions about bee keeping. Call Bob Allen at 503-3223819 or Terry Fullan at 503-368-7160.

‘MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE’ BABY STORY TIME Tuesdays, Feb. 11 & 18, 11 a.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. For birth to two years old. Story time followed by play and chat time. Call 503-965-6163.

COLLEGE TRANSFER AND CAREER FAIR Feb. 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, 4301 Third St. ‘INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL’ Feb. 12, 10 a.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. American Place Theatre dramatizes excerpts from Civil War memoir. Teacher-led lecture to follow. Open to the public. $10 for adults; $5 for children ages 12 and under. Call 541-994-9994.

BINGO NIGHT Wednesdays, Feb. 12 & 19, 7-9:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. $1 cards, good for 12 games. For information, call 503-965-7900.

TAKE IT TO MARKET: ENTREPRENEURSHIP & YOUR GROWING BUSINESS Feb. 13, 5:15 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, 4301 Third St. $50 course designed for students interested in starting their own business. Call Emily Henry at 503-842-8222 for more information.

ARTIST RECEPTION: PURELY PASTEL Feb. 14, 5-7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Works by Gladys Bacon, Joy Descoteaux, Germaine Hammon, Anna Horrigan, Kate McGee, and Marianne Post. Call 541-9949994.

LINCOLN POPS ORCHESTRA ‘SWEETHEART DANCE’ Feb. 14, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Dance to music provided by the Lincoln Pops. Tickets $12 or $20 per couple. For reservations, call 541-994-9994.

LIVE MUSIC: THE ELLIOTTS Feb. 14, 6-8 p.m. Stimulus Espresso Cafe, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. The Elliotts will play original Indie-Folk music. Call 503-965-4661.

GETTING STARTED WITH QUICKBOOKS Feb. 14, 9 a.m.-noon. Tillamook Bay Community College, Room 107, 4301 Third St. Learn to set up your company file the correct way. $10 fee.

Contact Carla Lyman at 503-842-8222 ext. 1420 or lyman@tillamookbay.cc.

STORY TIME FOR GROWN UPS Feb. 20, 7-8:30 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Liz Cole will perform a selection of readings focusing on the theme “Darkness into Light: Readings for Mid-Winter.”

Call 503-368-3846.

PACIFIC CITY-WOODS CAC MEETING Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m. Pacific Coast Bible Church, 35220 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Visit www.pacificcitywoodscpac.org.

TAKE IT TO MARKET: ENTREPRENEURSHIP & YOUR GROWING BUSINESS Feb. 20, 5:15 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, 4301 Third St., Tillamook. $50 course designed for students interested in starting their own business. Call Emily Henry at 503-842-8222 for more information.

ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLES APPRAISALS Feb. 15, 10 a.m. Chinook Winds Casino Resort, 1777 NW 44th St., Lincoln City. Frank Farmer Loomis IV will appraise antiques and collectibles for $10 per item, $25 for three items. Call Linda Wagner at 541-996-2323 to make reservations.

MANZANITA WRITERS’ SERIES Feb. 15, 7-9 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Karen Karbo will read from “Julia Child Rules.” $5 admission. Call 503-368-3846.

‘ANTIQUES 101: A CRASH COURSE IN ANTIQUING’ Feb. 15, 2 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Frank Farmer Loomis IV will speak on antiquing. Free admission. Call 541-994-9994.

INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL EVENT Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 7000 Christensen Rd., Cloverdale.

Dress for the weather and wear gloves. Bring bucket and favorite hand tool or borrow one from the refuge. Call 503-812-6392.

ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST Feb. 16, 8 a.m.-noon. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St. $5 adults, $2.50 kids. $1 off for members. Call 503-377-9620.

MASTER GARDENERS TRAINING PROGRAM Feb. 18, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College conference room, 4301 Third St., Tillamook. Botany; Plant ID. $30 for individual day; call for pricing for full course load. For information or to register, call Patricia Penney at 503-842-3433.

VFW LADIES AUXILLIARY MEETING Feb. 18, 6 p.m. Beaver Fire Hall, 2055 Blaine Rd. Call 503-801-7394.

CLAY CLASS: STACKED SCULPTURES FOR INDOORS & OUT Feb. 18 – April 10, Tuesday a.m or Thursday p.m. The Clay Studio of Lincoln City, Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Basic handbuilding and/or wheelthrowing techniques to build a stacked sculpture. $95 plus materials.

Open to ages 16 and up. To register, e-mail mail@ brookspottery.com or call Caroline at 575-6212634.

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NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING Feb. 21, noon. Hudson House Bed & Breakfast, 37700 Hwy. 101 S., Cloverdale. $13 lunch.

Newcomers welcome – RSVP to Judie Rubert at 541-770-2389 by Feb. 19.

TANNAHILL WEAVERS Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. The Tannahill Weavers play traditional Scottish music. Tickets $15 in advance, $17 at the door. Call 541-994-9994.

MANZANITA FILM SERIES Feb. 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave, Manzanita. $7 admission. Refreshments available for purchase. Call 503-368-3846.

COVER OREGON APPLICATION FAIR Feb. 22 & 23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tillamook County Fairgrounds, dorm building, 4603 Third St. Free application assistance. Make appointment at www. eventbrite.com or walk-ins welcome. Call 503368-5182 or visit www.coveroregon.com.

ART FOR THE HEART COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AND ARTIST RECEPTION Feb. 23, 2-4 p.m. North County Recreation District, 36155 Ninth St., Nehalem. Art show featuring Tillamook County artists. All are welcome; free admission. Call Mary Faith Bell at 503-815-2402.

COFFEE CONCERT Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. A series of matinee concerts with varied programs. $10 includes coffee and pastry.

Call 541-994-9994.

NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Feb. 24, 6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Call 503392-4892.

PREPARING FOR THE CCB EXAM Feb. 24 & 25, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, Room 105, 4301 Third St. $350 per person. Registration required by Feb. 17.

Contact Carla Lyman at 503-842-8222 ext. 1420 or lyman@tillamookbay.cc.

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Chris is from Springfield,

M

embers of Nestucca Valley High School’s choir participated in the District III Honor Choir, held at St. Helens High School, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The D3 Honor Choir brought together nominated students from 13 Northwest Oregon schools for two days of rehearsals followed by a concert.

The event hires a guest conductor to work with the kids to form a choir in only two days time. The high school honor choir was directed this year by Justin Smith, director of choral activities at Marylhurst University. Smith worked with the students on the chosen songs and the high school choir directors assisted, working with the different sections.

There is also a middle school honor choir, but since Nestucca has not had a middle school choir for five years, they did not participate in that part of the event. NVHS choir director Kathleen Serven hopes to get a middle school choir back eventually, as she says feeder music programs (choir for grades 5-8) are important for an upper music program to thrive.

Serven said that although the high school directors do work on the chosen songs with their students some before the event if time allows, melding themselves into a larger choir with students of other schools in two days time pushes their skills.

“Being able to learn something that fast really pushes them to the upper level of their musicianship because they’re with other kids of high caliber, too,” Serven said. “They learn by working under another director. They learn new things from that director and come back with an appreciation of their home director as well.”

But, the students are not the only ones learning from the process at D3 Honor Choir, the high school choir directors gain, too.

“All of us directors take time to watch and ob-

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NESTUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL choir members participated in the District III Honor Choir on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Pictured (l-r) are senior Makayla Meyer (soprano 2), junior Chelsea Wallace (alto 2), junior Maggie Mick (alto 1), senior Marissa Dempsey (soprano), and senior Andrea Polivka (alto 2). serve directors,” said Serven. “It’s like a professional development. We look at their technique and see what would work in our home choir. I get good ideas.

A teacher is always learning.”

The point of the event is not competitive, except for the opportunity to solo. This year, Nestucca senior Marissa Dempsey beat out 11 other girls to win a solo performance — together with two others — to sing “When the Foreman Bears His Steel” from “The Pirates of Penzance.”

“All the kids that went performed extremely well and were very deserving of going,” said Serven. “They represented our school well and made me proud.”

Next up for NVHS choir members is their annual singing Val-o-grams, which will be delivered on Thursday, Feb. 13. For a $5 fee for deliveries at the high school or Nestucca Valley Elementary School, the choir with deliver a card and candy and sing a song from a provided list to the Valentine of your choice. $10 buys a Val-o-gram to be delivered in Beaver, Cloverdale, Hebo, and Pacific City. Contact Kathleen Serven at kats9@me.com for a song list and to order a Val-o-gram. The deadline for ordering is Feb. 12.

Recycling Heroes

Photo by Tim Hirsch

BOTH NESTUCCA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (not pictured) and Neskowin Valley School (above) were rewarded for their efforts on Tillamook Co’s America Recycles Week (Nov. 9-16) with outdoor furniture made from recycled plastic. The rewards were a result of a challenge by the Tillamook County Solid Waste Department. A new participant this year, NVS collected approximately 1,500 milk jugs during the Nov. 15 challenge — in part due to a donation by Cedar Creek Child Care Center. The school’s collection netted them a park bench. NVES, meanwhile, added to the bench they won in last year’s effort, by earning an outdoor side table thanks to collecting 200 jugs.

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BLAINE COMMUNITY CHURCH, located six miles up the Nestucca River from Beaver, (503) 965-6368.

Sunday School at 10 a.m., Worship Service at 11 a.m.

Weekly Bible studies at various locations.

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.

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Come worship in the Pentecostal tradition. Adult and children Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Sunday church service at 10:30 a.m.

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. 503-965-7222/503-812-1106. E-mail: pcbcpastordan@gmail.com. A Bible-believing/Christcentered Church. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday school 11 a.m., Youth group 4 p.m. on alternating Sundays. Also Weekly Bible Studies.

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.

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Memories of Silver Falls School

By SALLY RISSEL for the Sun

F

irst-hand accounts of life in South Tillamook County are one of our most valuable reminders of our past. Dorothy Browning Pieren wrote the following about attending Silver Falls School located above Blaine.

“I went to Silver Falls School from 1931 to 1939 all eight grades.

It was a small room with all eight grades together and one teacher.

The most students at any one time was 27 when I was in the third grade. 1939 was the last year, and after that the students in upper Blaine area went to the Blaine School as there were not enough children to have school there anymore.

“During the eight years I went, we walked most of the time. There was a bus at times, but it was hard to get anyone that could do it. A car was not big enough and it did not pay enough.

Or everyone was too busy on their own farms to do it. I walked 3 ½ miles each way and had a brother with me most of the time except the last years.

“I remember how we used to have to run and climb a tree when a mean bull would come charging and bawling after us. That would terrify and scare me terribly. I remember staying up in a tree one night walking home until my father finished all the cows by hand milking and later came looking for me to take me home. To this day, I am deathly scared of bulls. We would get wet and cold walking, but the teacher would always let us get near the wood stove and dry out. I would wear my father’s old rain clothes, my mother would cut down and make over the best she could.

We never had good boots or good shoes to keep our feet warm. No one was fussy about what you wore, as everyone was poor. Anything old or hand-me-down were worn, and no one thought anything about it during those years.

“One teacher would teach all the grades at once.

We had reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic and some drawing. We learned to sing songs by all the class singing together. I never remember any discipline problems and few fights. We usually loved our teachers. One of our teachers, Francis Steinbach, lived with

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CHILDREN who attended Silver Falls School prior to its closing in 1939 shared the one-room schoolhouse with eight grades of children. They were taught reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, and some drawing. Dorothy Browning Pieren, who attended the school from 1931-1939, wrote a detailed account of her time there, giving historians a fascinating glimpse into school life in the local area during that time frame. her two boys in a garage which was in the corner of the school ground. Usually teachers were single and boarded with the Jones family down the road. Fannie Smith taught a few years and was very well liked.

“We had a round swing which was the only playground equipment. We played ball games and other games all together with all the grades. We of course brought a lunch of a sandwich or maybe an apple.

“I remember having an earache one day, so the teacher sent me to the nearest neighbor’s house where I crawled behind a big old wood stove to lay down. The neighbor man, Ernest Bohna, came in the house at noon to eat, saw me, lit his pipe, got down and smoked his pipe in my ear. That was what he did for his children.

Many Indian artifacts were found on the school yard, as it was near the river. The Indians caught fish just above the school grounds and brought them down to cook and eat in that spot years before. The Jones family owned that land previously and were the first white family in that area up the river. They were led into that very area by an Indian chief over the Indian trail from Sheridan in 1883. The Indians would camp in the school yard spot at just below Silver Falls and catch the fish as they gathered to jump the falls.”

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TILLAMOOK, ORE. — Haydn Reiss, producer and director of Every War Has Two Losers, will speak at the Tillamook County Library on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 6 p.m. Every War Has Two Losers is a documentary film based on the journals of Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford, a conscientious objector during WW2 and National Book Award winner.

Haydn Reiss has been producing documentaries for 20 years, beginning with William Stafford & Robert Bly: A Literary Friendship in 1994. His award-winning film, Rumi: Poet of the Heart aired on PBS and screened in film festivals around the

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Oregon Reads 2014, a statewide reading project, will be commemorating the centennial of Oregon’s most celebrated poet, William Stafford. The Tillamook County Library will offer several programs celebrating the life and poetry of William Stafford during 2014.

Reiss’ program will be held in the Hatfield Community Room at the Tillamook County Library, 1716 Third Street, Tillamook. All programs are free and open to the public. For additional information, please call the Tillamook County Library at (503) 842-4792.

GUESTCOLUMN

Commissioners hail 2013 as a year of change

T

his has been a year of significant change in Tillamook County.

Our county roads were some of the worst in Oregon and our voters approved a bond levy to start the process of repairing them. We also passed a Transient Lodging Tax, 30 percent of which will go to road maintenance and 70 percent to fund tourism promotion and facilities in our County. This tax on tourists will help our community compete with counties to the north and south of us, who already have a tourist tax to fund their promotions and facilities.

We reorganized our Fair Board, adding both gender and geographic diversity and expanded it from a fivemember board to a seven-member board. We changed the Citizen Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC) to a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) to advise us on all issues in their communities, not just planning. In 2013, we started quarterly meetings with the Grand Ronde Tribal Council to see where we can work collaboratively on issues affecting both our communities.

Work was completed on options for addressing Neskowin coastal hazards, and we took a strong position against the proposed site near Pacific City for potential wave energy siting machines. We also expressed our concerns to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding shellfish harvesting in Netarts Bay. On a more regional and national scale relating to issues that affect Tillamook County, we were active in helping develop a proposal for the Oregon and California (O&C) federal lands that increases timber harvest and revenue to the counties while protecting sensitive environmental areas. We participated with a stakeholder group to develop a coastal multi-species conservation and management plan for the Oregon coast. In addition, we took a strong position on the Marbled Murrelet lawsuit in our state forests and participated in the development of a revised management plan and funding options for state forests. We have also lobbied our representatives in congress to slow down the implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program increases.

Looking ahead to 2014, we see

getting the County back into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Rating System to reduce flood insurance as a high priority. We designated our Federal Funding priorities to be repairs to the South Jetty and the Shilo Levee. Also designated as priorities are the Rails and Trails project and finally earthquake and tsunami preparedness.

We anticipate being active in promoting funding for the Rails and Trails project. We will support an upcoming Bill in the Oregon Legislature to increase the County’s share of the RV registration fees. The Transient Lodging Tax Intergovernmental Agreement with the Tillamook County Economic Development Council will be finalized and implemented so that 70 percent of the funds can be spent on tourism promotion and facilities. The remaining funds will be distributed to the Road Department for continued maintenance of our county roads. We will continue working to develop an emergency egress road in the Community of Neskowin, finish the engineering work on Cape Meares Loop Road slide, actively pursue grants to relocate the Cape Meares Loop Road and work with the Citizens Road Advisory Committee to prioritize road improvements.

Implementation of the state’s resilience plan to address Earthquake/Tsunami preparedness, continued work on the Southern Flow Corridor Landowner preferred flood control project and entering into a lease arrangement with the Port of Tillamook Bay to move our dog shelter to Port property will also be priorities. Each of us will continue to speak on KTIL radio each month.

Finally, we want to say what an honor and a privilege it has been to serve as your Tillamook County Commissioners over the last year. We, as a community, have worked through some tough and contentious issues in a collaborative manner. Tillamook County has now better positioned itself for economic growth and livability.

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Low Tide

Height

Elder’s heroics lifts Bobcats to win over Neah-Kah-Nie

High Tide

Height

Feb. 7 1:39 p.m. 1.1 ft.

6:08 a.m.

7:48 p.m.

7.6 ft.

5.3 ft.

Feb. 8

12:59 a.m.

2:47 p.m.

2.9 ft.

0.9 ft.

7:08 a.m.

9:09 p.m.

7.5 ft.

5.4 ft.

By DEE MOORE for the Sun

Feb. 9

2:12 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

3.2 ft.

0.7 ft.

8:08 a.m.

10:10 p.m.

7.4 ft.

5.7 ft.

Feb. 10

3:18 a.m.

4:32 p.m.

3.2 ft.

0.5 ft.

9:04 a.m.

10:55 p.m.

7.4 ft.

5.9 ft.

Feb. 11

4:13 a.m.

5:12 p.m.

3.0 ft.

0.3 ft

9:52 a.m.

11:31 p.m.

7.5 ft.

6.3 ft.

Feb. 12

4:59 a.m.

5:47 p.m.

2.9 ft. 10:35 a.m.

0.2 ft.

7.6 ft.

Feb. 13

5:38 a.m.

6:19 p.m.

2.6 ft.

0.1 ft.

12:02 a.m.

11:14 p.m.

6.5 ft.

7.7 ft.

Feb. 14

6:16 a.m.

6:49 p.m.

2.3 ft.

0.1 ft.

12:30 a.m.

11:51 p.m.

6.7 ft.

7.7 ft.

Feb. 15

6:52 a.m.

7:18 p.m.

2.0 ft.

0.2 ft.

12:58 a.m.

12:28 p.m.

6.9 ft.

7.6 ft.

Feb. 16

7:28 a.m.

7:47 p.m.

1.8 ft.

0.5 ft.

1:25 a.m.

1:04 p.m.

7.2 ft.

7.4 ft.

he last quarter of Nestucca’s Feb. 4 game against the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates was a knuckle biter for Bobcats fans. The last minute of the fourth quarter saw the ‘Cats down by four points after leading the game all night, but Nestucca came back for the win, 49-48 at the buzzer behind the heroics of sophomore Brett Elder.

It was a game that started out right for the Bobcats as they took a 19-11 lead into the second period.

“We came out, and we played our best defensive effort since early in the season,” said coach Jim Kiser.

“We stayed out of foul trouble and stayed up 7 – 8 points at the end of the first,” said coach Jim Kiser.

“We did a good job of getting up and down the court,” the coach said.

Senior wing guard Austin McKillip scored a trio of three-pointers early in the quarter, he added.

The Bobcats maintained their lead through the half and took a 29–26 lead into the locker room. But in the third, Nestucca lost some steam.

Feb. 17

8:06 a.m.

8:16 p.m.

1.7 ft.

0.7 ft.

1:53 a.m.

1:43 p.m.

7.3 ft.

7.2 ft.

Feb. 18

8:46 a.m.

8:47 p.m.

1.5 ft.

1.1 ft.

2:22 a.m.

2:24 a.m.

7.4 ft.

6.7 ft.

Feb. 19

9:31 a.m.

9:21 p.m.

1.4 ft.

1.6 ft.

2:53 a.m.

3:11 p.m.

7.5 ft.

6.3 ft.

Feb. 20

10:22 a.m.

9:59 p.m.

1.3 ft.

2.0 ft.

3:28 a.m.

4:06 p.m.

7.6 ft.

5.8 ft.

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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.

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Home of Grandma Gefre’s home made clam chowder, Texas beans and home made potato salad. Comfort foods such as fresh made deli sandwiches and 1/3 pound hamburgers’ made to order your way. Add double cut fries and you have a real meal.

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Noting Nestucca’s diminishing energy, the Pirates rallied and made an effort to come back.

According to Kiser, the Pirates had finally found their legs and possession began to come up with rebound after rebound. The ‘Cats repeatedly turned over the ball and went into the fourth down 33-30.

“We gave NKN too many chances to have the ball,” said Kiser. “Overall, we gave up the ball too often.”

With a minute left in the fourth the Pirates were holding onto the lead, 48-44. But that was when Elder came through in a big way. Elder gave the team the win, scoring a three-pointer and two free throws during the final moment of the game. The ‘Cats won 49-48.

Elder led the scoring effort, netting 14 points. He also was the team’s leading rebounder. McKillip had 11 points.

Kiser is pleased with the team’s development. They are running some new zone defensive plays and the team has gotten better at putting the ball in the basket.

“It was nice for the boys, good to see a win,” said Kiser.

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