Pacific City Sun, Jan. 14, 2011

The

Pacific City

SUN Vol. 4, No. 98 • Jan. 14, 2011 • FREE!

End of a

Tenure

Nestucca Valley School District Superintendent Connie Kennedy plans to retire in June 2011

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On Our Cover: Nestucca Valley School District Superintendent Connie Kennedy will be retiring in June 2011.

Kennedy has been the superintendent since July 2008, and has seen Photo by Tim Hirsch the district through many challenges, including a $1.47 million budget shortfall.

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An artist’s inspiration PACIFIC CITY — Rowboat Gallery in Pacific City will be hosting a free screening of the film “Wetlands,” featuring well-known Oregon painter Deborah DeWit, on Saturday, Jan. 29th, at 6 p.m.

“Wetlands” explores the ways a particular place can inspire and inform an artist’s imagination. The documentary focuses on a former dairy farm that escaped development as the Portland suburb of Tigard grew around it. The area has been restored as a natural wetland and has become a favorite subject for DeWit, whose home and studio are nearby.

Filmmaker Carl Vandervoort, who has worked on a number of documentaries, as well as short and feature films, was intrigued by DeWit’s art and the way in which she integrated the natural world into her imagery. The two artists began to collaborate on the “Wetlands” project, which explores the seasonal rhythms of change within this unique enclave of plants and animals, and the artistic interpretations of these rhythms.

Vandervoort and DeWit, who are now married, describe the project this way: “Wetlands is the story of a journey. The need to create art has been a subtle and pervasive impulse through human history. And our relationship with the natural world, in these times of human population explosion, global environmental crises and reassessment of resource use/allocation, has finally come to a central place in our consciousness. The goal of this film is to find and illuminate threads

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ARTIST Deborah DeWit, pictured above in one of her self portraits, is featured in “Wetlands,” a film that explores the ways places can inspire the imagination of artists. Rowboat Gallery is hosting a free showing of the film on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. of connection between these themes, to entertain and inform, and to encourage viewers to find their own paths to creativity in the ways they find inspiration from and how they in turn impact nature.”

Rowboat Gallery is currently showing a number of DeWit’s oil paintings that resulted from the “Wetlands” project, as well as a selection of high-quality archival reproductions of earlier paintings.

You’ll find Rowboat Gallery at 34950 Brooten Road, just north of the four-way stop in Pacific City. Open from Wednesday through Monday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., the gallery features fine art and design from established and emerging artists. For more information, call 503-965-4590 or visit www.rowboatgallery.com.

Student artwork featured at Stimulus Café exhibit Pacific City — Stimulus Espresso Café will host a reception on Saturday, Jan. 22, from 3-6 p.m., to celebrate the opening of an art exhibit featuring students from Neskowin Valley School. Free cookies and hot chocolate will be served.

The exhibit, which runs now through February, showcases student-created self portraits created with bold colors and the student’s imaginations.

Visiting artist Sherry Patterson was the guiding force behind the students’ artwork.

THE CREATIVE WORK of Neskowin Valley Neskowin Valley School School students will be featured at Stimulus provides an invigorating educaEspresso Café through February. A reception tion in small class groupings on Saturday, Jan. 22, 3-6 p.m., will feature free to children from diverse backcookies and hot chocolate. grounds in a beautiful environas Newport and as far east as Sheriment in the hills above Neskowdan. For more information, visit www. in. According to the school, its purpose neskowinvalleyschool.com is to inspire joyful learning, and to work Stimulus Espresso Café, located at together with families and friends to the Inn at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, model intellectual curiosity, ethical conoffers an ocean view and serves Stumpduct, and responsibility for each other town Roasters coffee, organic teas, and and the natural world. locally-made pastries. They offer a large Founded in 1972 by George and selection of breakfast sandwiches, homeMargot Thompson, the school began made soups, hot Panini sandwiches, and as a Preschool/Kindergarten, and salads. Stimulus also features a rotating later expanded to a preschool through art gallery, displaying various works of 8th-grade elementary school. Students local artists, and complimentary Wi-Fi. attend Neskowin Valley School from For more information, visit www.StimuTillamook and Lincoln counties, coming from as far north as Bay City, as far south lusCafe.com

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County OKs no-parking zones

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun PACIFIC CITY — Tillamook County Commissioners unanimously agreed to establish two non-parking zones just south of Cape Kiwanda during the board’s Jan. 5 meeting.

The decision was in response to a Nov. 29, 2009 request from community members that stressed that the shoulders of the areas in question offer insufficient room to park without extending vehicles into the roadway.

In the past, the illegally parked vehicles have created traffic tie-ups, as well as created a line-of-sight safety concern for pedestrians making their way across crosswalks.

“We believe it is in the public’s best interest to create these no parking areas,” said Tillamook County Public Works engineering project

parking stalls, but they’re not really legal parking zones,” he said. “It’s not that we’re taking away legal parking. We’re reinforcing that it’s not legal to park (there).”

The discussion also revolved around parking in front of the Inn at Cape Kiwanda where Tierra Del Mar resident Bill Taylor said there is an even smaller only three-foot wide space. While he acknowledged there are already small no parking signs, he said he didn’t believe that was enough.

That said, Commissioner Charles Hurliman noted that in his time at the Cape, which includes frequent volunteer efforts at Dory Days, he hadn’t seen cars parked there.

“That doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, I just have never seen it,” he later told the Sun.

supervisor Dave Schrom.

Though all commissioners eventually threw their support behind the no-parking zones, they first wrestled with whether it would adversely affect parking at Cape Kiwanda, which is at a premium during summer months — and especially so during events like the annual Dory Days festival.

“What we’re talking about is taking 100 yards of parking out of that area,” said Commissioner Mark Labhart.

Schrom said that while that is a substantial amount of parking to take away from an area already starved for parking during peak months, in this case that parking wasn’t legal to begin with — not when vehicles have to let their cars extend into the roadway in order to park there. “(You could say) it eliminates 21

Horn Creek plant to be operational by April PACIFIC CITY — Repair work on water tanks at the Horn Creek water treatment plant is moving into the reapplication of epoxy coatings designed to protect the water supply and tanks at the new plant.

Last year, PCJWSA discovered that the initial coating was applied incorrectly as a series of pinholes existed in the tanks following the application. Since then, contractors have been working on sandblasting the affected tanks so they could reapply the coating at their own expense.

Currently, workers have com-

pleted all sand blasting in the tanks, a process designed to open up all the air pockets in the concrete surface.

They are now applying the multiphase coatings on the raw water tank. Authority Manager Tony Owen said to ensure there are no imperfections this time around, workers are applying a special primer coat that under the cover of UV light reveals any pinholes so that repairs can be made before the final coat goes on.

Owen added that PCJWSA is using heaters and relative humidity machines to ensure proper curing of

the coatings.

When all is said and done, Owen said he expects the multitude of coatings to offer about a quarter of an inch of protection.

“It’ll be far superior to what was there originally,” he said.

Owen said he hopes the coatings will be done in mid- to lateFebruary. PCJWSA will then have to go through the start-up procedure and testing process again before the plant goes into operation. He said that process likely won’t be complete until late March or early April.

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PACIFIC CITY — Tillamook County deputies are investigating a Dec. 23 apparent assault on Resort Drive in which a 21-year-old man sustained severe lacerations to the face and wrist during an altercation that occurred at about 3 a.m.

According to Sheriff Todd Anderson, deputies have learned that the incident started after the victim left a local bar and got involved in a minor incident. A short time later, deputies say the suspect and victim had a second altercation that ended with the victim receiving at least two knife wounds.

Deputies have identified a suspect and interviewed at least six additional witnesses regarding this matter. Anderson said that the Sheriff’s Office has identified everyone involved. He added that a key point to the investigation is determining whether the suspect acted in self defense in the alcohol-related altercation.

Investigation is ongoing and Sheriff Todd Anderson is asking anyone who has information on this case to call the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office at 503815-3330.

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Fishing the Nestucca – a treasure in our backyard

By PAT GEFRE for the Sun The Nestucca River is really a very special treasure that we all too often take for granted!

Because it is right here in our backyard and available to most of the local population all of the time, we often don’t see the river in the same light that a visitor does. This point was brought home to me about a week ago when a visitor from Colorado dropped into Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods for a little fishing Photo courtesy of Pat Gefre/Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods advice.

THIS 18-POUND hatchery broodstock steelThe fisherman related that he head was caught in the Nestucca River. had floated the river for a couple of days and was absolutely in weather has been cold, but no rain has awe of how beautiful the Nestucca River made for some great fishing conditions. was. He shared that even though he had The Nestucca run of steelhead usually several rivers that he fished in his state, starts to heat up at the end of January, nothing compared to the scenic beauty with February and March being the top of our Nestucca River. I agree with him. months to fish. There is normally a lull I have visited and fished many of in the fishing between the end of the the rivers around our state and although November run at the Three Rivers fishI believe there are many beautiful ery and the beginning of the Nestucca streams, the Nestucca ranks as one of the fishery in December. This year, there has best in my mind. The Nestucca River can been no slow period at all. leave a stream angler daydreaming with Fishermen started catching the its numerous runs, deep holes, riffles, Nestucca fish long before the Three pools, slots and pockets. No matter what Rivers run started to slow down. This your preferred method, there is water is a good indicator of run size. Usually suited to your style of fishing. when we see very early fish it indicates And then there’s the beautiful that the run is expanding and should scenery — cedar trees, firs and massive translate to larger than normal returns. spruce trees dominate the landscape.

Not only are we seeing lots of early naMany types of wildlife are observable as tive and Broodstock hatchery steelhead, well. On my last trip down the Nestucca, we are also seeing some real toads (big I made note of a bald eagle, a pair of Osfish). In years past, the native steelhead prey, several species of ducks, a deer and have averaged in size anywhere from a river otter, not to mention one beauti10-16 pounds with a handful of giful chrome-bright steelhead. One of the ants in the 20-pound and larger range. more noticeable aspects of the river is Broodstock hatchery steelhead, over that on almost any drift from a boat you the last few years, have been running can feel like you are in total wilderness. on average 8-12 pounds. This year, the Yes, there are lots of homes and hatchery steelhead seem to have caught farms along the river, but when you’re at up in size with the natives. On consecuriver level you don’t really see many of tive days this past week and a half, we the homes as they are tucked back from weighed a 14, 15, 16, 17, 17.5 and yesterthe river or high enough above that from day an 18 pounder — all were Broodthe stream they can’t be observed. It all stock hatchery steelhead. Will we see a adds up to make the Nestucca one of the 19 pounder or bigger over the next few most beautiful and — as I stated earlier days? It is a very real possibility.

— treasured rivers on the north coast.

Ocean conditions have been favorFishing for steelhead on the big rivable for migrating steelhead and salmon, er is steadily improving. Since the high feeding seems to have improved, and waters subsided, the Nestucca River for with the Broodstock fish coming directly height and clarity have been about as from the wild fish bloodlines, similar good as it gets for fishing conditions. traits and growth patterns are emerging.

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Leveling the playing field

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun CLOVERDALE — The Nestucca Valley School District Board of Directors voted 6-1 to forward a plan to satisfy an Office of Civil Rights anonymous complaint at the board’s Jan. 12 meeting.

Superintendent Connie Kennedy forwarded the plan to OCR on Thursday, Jan. 13 in a letter that detailed the proposal.

The development of the plan was made complex when, upon interviewing coaches as part of the fact-finding mission, school officials uncovered several safety concerns, which centered around softball, baseball and track practicing in too close of quarters.

Foul balls and errant javelins were safety concerns.

The 2010 complaint alleged that the district was discriminating against female athletes by not offering them equal storage and practice space, and didn’t give them access to water and electricity. The complaint also pointed out that the baseball program had a scoreboard and access to (the football team’s) lights.

Softball had neither. A final component of the complaint was an assertion that compensation wasn’t equal.

Because coaches from both male and female sports reported storage insufficiencies, she said it didn’t appear the district was discriminating, but that there might be a better way to orga-

nize. The plan the board adopted proposes to address the storage complaint by asking each sport to transport their gear to the Beaver Education Building in the offseason where there is plenty of adequate storage. By doing so, said Kennedy, she expects there to be enough in-season storage to accommodate all teams. If storage is still insufficient, Kennedy said more storage will be purchased for the softball team.

In terms of in-season storage, Kennedy said that coaches from both football and softball noted there was currently insufficient space. In the off season, football, volleyball, track and wrestling all said storage facilities were lacking. Softball complained that they were storing equipment at the Beaver Education Building in the off season, which presented challenges to move back their gear at the season’s start.

Meanwhile, the football program has said that their off-season storage is not dry and secure, which poses risks for their costly equipment.

The district’s solution for practice facilities is one that weighs the complaint, safety concerns, and financial implications. The proposal calls for baseball and softball to alternate practice sites with one team traveling to Beaver. Kennedy said that after close inspection, the Beaver site is too small to accommodate baseball games but could be made to work during

practice. She said that by moving one team it would alleviate much of the concern raised by track, baseball and softball practicing in the same open area. The district also plans on making available portable safety netting to lessen the threat of foul balls. In addition, during inclement weather when baseball and softball use the field house, they will be required to stagger practices. All games will continue to be played at the high school and the district will purchase a battery-powered portable scoreboard for softball, as well as supply a water source for the team. No electricity will be provided for either team other than that necessary to power the baseball scoreboard.

In terms of coaches, the district determined that there was no discrimination. Kennedy noted that staffing levels vary according to safety concerns and number of students participating. As for compensation, in her OCR-addressed letter, she said that “Compensation is a negotiated item and is tied to a salary scale that is based on the number of years employed as a coach.”

The plan was one of three that Superintendent Connie Kennedy presented to the board.

Not selected were two plans that board members considered less viable — one plan called for dropping softball and baseball and the other was to have softball both practice and compete at the Beaver Education Building.

Stalking is a crime Stalking is not an act of love, it is a crime.

Our local experience reflects the national trend that many women stalked by an intimate partner are also physically assaulted by that person.

Stalking, violations of restraining orders, harassment and domestic violence assault are common calls for law enforcement.

Victims of stalking can experience anxiety, insomnia, depression and often lose time from work. And young people between 18 and 24 experience the highest rates of stalking.

Stalking is not a joke, it’s not romantic and it’s not okay. Stalking is a crime.

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Violence is a choice.

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Nestucca Fire hopes to enlarge new station HEBO — The Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District is investigating the feasibility of enlarging their planned new station in Hebo that will replace the Cloverdale Administrative Center and Fire Station that was demolished in a May 28 fire.

Fire Chief Kris Weiland said that they hope to amplify the previously planned 7,000-plus foot structure by about 2,500 feet. To make that happen the district will have to secure additional funds as the new building would exceed the size of the once-standing Cloverdale building. Nestucca Fire’s insurance policy calls for a square foot for square foot remuneration. In total, the Cloverdale facility numbered 7,132 square feet.

To make up for the additional cost, the district plans to reach out to grant opportunities from USDA Rural Development, the Ford Foundation and Homeland Security, as well as Chinook Winds Casino and Spirit Mountain Casino for the $450,000 to $500,000 that will be needed for the larger building. Weiland is basing the figures on an estimated $150 per square foot cost for the structure. If the district can’t secure the total amount, they do still have $120,000 in their land acquisition/building fund. In addition, Weiland hopes to recover from insurance claims most — if not all — of the $70,000 already dispersed from the fund to get development of the Hebo property underway.

That said, the plan is all contingent on the district coming to an agreement with their insurance carrier. Currently, their insurance carrier is contending that the Cloverdale facility is rebuildable. However, Weiland said a number of factors make that site unfeasible. He said that to upgrade to current codes of critical infrastructure, the building would have to be raised 18 inches to be above the required flood line. That raises the issue of how we build an access for our vehicles, as well as one for disabled access, he said. The counter-argument from their insurance carrier is that the building will not have to meet these new codes.

“It all comes down to what the Tillamook County Office of Community Development has to say,” said Weiland.

The district will hold a special board meeting on Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. with their insurance carrier to address the issue.

For more information, call Nestucca Fire at 503-965-6014.

Tides

hai l to our histor y

(at Nestucca Bay) Date

Low Tide

Height

High Tide

Height

Jan. 14

12:43 a.m.

3:04 p.m.

3.2 ft.

1.0 ft.

7:11 a.m.

9:30 p.m.

7.6 ft.

5.1 ft.

Jan. 15

1:50 a.m.

3:55 p.m.

3.5 ft.

0.6 ft.

8:03 a.m.

10:28 p.m.

7.8 ft.

5.5 ft

Jan. 16

2:58 a.m.

4:41 p.m.

3.5 ft.

0.0 ft.

8:55 a.m.

11:12 p.m.

8.1 ft.

5.8 ft.

Jan. 17

3:58 a.m.

5:23 p.m.

3.4 ft.

-0.6 ft.

9:45 a.m.

11:50 p.m.

8.5 ft.

6.3 ft.

Jan. 18

4:51 a.m.

6:03 p.m.

3.1 ft.

-0.9 ft.

10:34 a.m.

8.8 ft.

Jan. 19

5:42 a.m.

6:42 p.m.

2.9 ft.

-1.1 ft.

12:26 a.m.

11:22 a.m.

6.7 ft.

9.0 ft.

Jan. 20

6:32 a.m.

7:22 p.m.

2.5 ft.

-1.1 ft.

1:02 a.m.

12:10 p.m.

7.2 ft.

9.0 ft.

Jan. 21

7:23 a.m.

8:01 p.m.

2.1 ft.

-0.9 ft.

1:38 a.m.

12:59 p.m.

7.5 ft.

8.8 ft.

Jan. 22

8:15 a.m.

8:40 p.m.

1.7 ft.

-0.5 ft.

2:16 a.m.

1:50 p.m.

7.8 ft.

8.2 ft.

Jan. 23

9:11 a.m.

9:21 p.m.

1.5 ft.

0.2 ft.

2:55 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

8.1 ft.

7.6 ft.

Jan. 24

10:11 a.m.

10:04 p.m.

1.2 ft.

1.0 ft.

3:36 a.m.

3:46 p.m.

8.4 ft.

6.7 ft.

Jan. 25

11:18 a.m.

10:51 p.m.

1.0 ft.

1.7 ft.

4:21 a.m.

4:58 a.m.

8.5 ft.

5.9 ft.

Jan. 26

12:30 p.m.

11:46 p.m.

0.8 ft.

2.5 ft.

5:11 a.m.

6:23 p.m.

8.4 ft.

5.5 ft.

Jan. 27 1:44 p.m. 0.6 ft.

6:06 a.m.

7:58 p.m.

8.4 ft.

5.4 ft.

AR EA churchES

Beaver community church, 24675 Hwy. 101 S., Beaver. 503-398-5508. E-mail: pastorjoshgard@hotmail. com. A non-denominational 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.

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, 3800 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. A Bible-believing/Christcentered Church. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday school 11 a.m., Youth group 4 p.m. Also Weekly Bible Studies.

St. joseph’s Catholic Church, 34560 Parkway Drive, Cloverdale. 503-392-3685. Weekend mass: Saturday at 6:30, Sunday at 9:30.

WiNeMa Christian Church, 5195 WiNeMa Road, Cloverdale, OR. 503-392-3953. Proclaiming the Word of God in the historic Chapel on WiNeMa Camp Campus.

Sunday Worship at 10:45 a.m. with Bible School at 9:30 a.m.

At home in the grange

By SALLY RISSEL for the Sun PACIFIC CITY — The Nestucca Valley area has just two remaining active granges, which owe their history to an effort in the 1800s to give farmers and rural residents their own non-partisan voice.

Tillamook County had 14 Grange organizations at one time. The Sandlake Grange, which was organized in 1916, and White Clover Grange, which was started in 1931, are the remaining vestiges of a nationwide effort that owe their existence to the vision of Oliver Hudson Kelley.

Other early Granges in South Tillamook County were Oretown, Cloverdale, and Nestucca. As a Grange closed, members transferred to another one nearby.

When Cloverdale closed, it joined Nestucca, near Blaine in 1969.

The Grange came into being in 1867 at the insistence of Kelley, a Minnesota farmer and activist. He held that farmers, because of their independent and scattered nature, needed a national organization to represent them like unions were beginning to for industrial workers. Kelly and some of his friends organized the National Grange (officially known as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry) as a fraternal group similar to the Masonic lodge. Early leaders promoted cooperatives and were able to make dramatic improvements to rural schools. Granges are non-partisan and do not endorse candidates or contribute to campaigns. They primarily represent views of rural residents and the agricultural community.

There are still more than 3,000 community Granges located in 30 states. Granges support a State Grange that conducts lobbying on behalf of all the state members. Then there is a National Grange that owns an office a couple of blocks from the White House and it has a lobbying staff that is active on Capitol Hill.

The Oretown Grange No. 354 was organized Oct. 4, 1905. The Master was A.M. Commons and secretary was Mrs. Stella Christensen. They began with 33 charter members.

Nan Phillips, a local journalist, interviewed some of the Oretown Grange members during a Christmas gathering in 1973 to honor members who had served more than 50 years. Some of those honored were Bessie and Lyle Craven, Ralph Redberg, Zada and Walter Affolter and Mrs. Harold Scherzinger. They remembered traveling to meetings along plank roads in their buggies or on horseback. Bessie Craven related how Grange members struggled for roads, rural electricity, telephone, parcel post service and education extension courses. Ralph Redberg, whose four grandparents were founders, joined when he was 12. He remembers how families spent two Saturdays a month at the old Grange Hall.

“The kids played underneath the hall where the wood was stored. When we got too noisy, our parents would stomp on the floor above us, and we would quiet down.”

He also described how at 11 a.m., two big granite coffee pots would be put on the big old cast iron Boxwood stove, one for coffee, one for dishwashing water.

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“By the time the water was hot, the tables would be set up and everybody pitched in. We had appetites in those days.”

“The Grange was the main get-together for the whole South County,” Zada Affolter remembers. “Our meetings and the telephone party line were our main sources of communication. We would share letters from friends and find out what was going on in the world.

Children have always attended Grange meetings. Babies would be bedded down in quilts on an old trunk or on wooden chairs set together.”

The Sandlake Grange No. 546 was organized September 25, 1916. There were 35 charter members. Some descendents of these first families are still active today.

In 2001, the Sandlake Grange honored several long time members. Amongst those singled out were LaVern Kimber (25 years), Tom Edwards (40 years), Thelma Otzen (40 years), Lorena Edwards (50-plus years), and Alice Dunn (50 years). Topping them all was Quentin Borba, who has been a member of local Granges for 68 years.

He joined at age 14, as his parents were both members of the Nestucca Grange in Blaine.

The Sandlake Grange Hall still exists as a community center where residents can gather for meetings, dances, reunions, weddings, potlucks, and rummage sales. For more information about the still active Sandlake Grange call Cindy Green at 503-965-6113.

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GRANGES were an important get-together place for South Tillamook County in the 1900s. Above, a group gathers in the Sandlake Grange, which currently rents the 3,240-square foot facility out for functions. Call 503-965-6113. Below, residents gather in front of the Oretown Grange, which was organized on Oct. 4, 1905.

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E AT S & T R E AT S 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.

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NESTUCCA SOPHOMORE MACKENZIE COOK was invited to participate in Pacific Lutheran University’s honor band, where she was placed at 2nd chair in the event’s Symphonic Band.

Quite an honor!

TACOMA, Wash. — Nestucca High School band tenor saxophone player Mackenzie Cook was recently invited to the Pacific Lutheran University honor band concert. Out of nine tenor saxophonists from Idaho, Oregon and Washington, Cook was placed at 2nd chair in the event’s Symphonic Band.

The Nestucca sophomore was nominated by Nestucca Band Direc-

tor Kathleen Serven, who says it was a great honor for Cook as normally juniors and seniors are selected for this event.

“I’m very pleased with how Mackenzie performed,” said Nestucca Band Director Kathleen Serven. “I hope she and possibly others are able to go again next year. It’s a very worthwhile, motivational and inspirational event.”

Photos courtesy of Kathleen Serven

Following auditions and placements, Cook spend two days working on concert pieces, including an arrangement of Bizet’s “Carmen,” which featured a tenor saxophone solo that Cook and other tenor saxophones were recognized for at the end of the concert.

“Mackenzie has brought back more to contribute to our high school band, so that’s a great thing,” said Serven.

The Riverhouse Restaurant, 34450 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. (503) 965-6722. Casual dining overlooking the Nestucca River. Featuring fresh seafood and steaks, pastas, gourmet sandwiches, homemade soups, salads and desserts.

Beer, wine and cocktails available. Named “Coastal Living’s” favorite Pacific Northwest “seafood dive.” Open daily 11-8 weekdays; 11-9 weekends.

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.

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SWEET SOUNDS — The Kiawanda Community Center was the site for a Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts concert featuring Cole Porter tunes. The event marked the third annual Pacific City Arts Association (www.pacificcityarts.org) winter concert. PCAA’s next event will be Friday, Feb. 11 when they present “Kathleen Serven and Friends: Songs from the Heart.” The 7:30 p.m. concert will be held at the sanctuary of the Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church. Call 503-965-6464 or 503-965-4590 for tickets.

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ROWBOAT WRITERS SERIES Jan. 15, 7 p.m. Rowboat Gallery. Michele Longo Eder will read from “Salt in our Blood: the Memoir of a Fisherman’s Wife,” an inside look at the life of Oregon’s commercial crab fishing families. 503-965-4590.

NESTUCCA VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH DRAMA PRODUCTION Jan. 14-15 at 7 p.m.; Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. Held at Nestucca Valley Middle School building in Beaver. 7th and 8th graders put on their production of “Bulldog Saves the Day.” Admission is $1 or one canned food item. For information, call 503-392-3194.

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MANZANITA WRITERS’ SERIES Jan. 15, 7 p.m. Hoffman Center (across the street from the library at 594 Laneda Ave.) in Manzanita. Brian Doyle will read from his latest book, “Mink River.” $5 admission. For more information, go to www.hoffblog.org or call 503-739-1505.

CHAMBER BRAINSTORMING SESSION Jan. 20, 6 p.m. Hudson House Bed & Breakfast. Share ideas for 2011 events. Light snack and beverage served. 503-392-4340.

TILLAMOOK AREA CHAMBER ANNUAL DINNER & AWARDS PRESENTATION Jan. 15. Tillamook County Fairgrounds Auditorium, 4603 3rd St. Entertainment, silent auction, awards presentation, and installation of new officers. 503-842-7525.

BAY CITY ARTS CENTER ANNUAL MEETING AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST Jan. 16, noon. Corner of 5th & A streets in Bay City. All are welcome. Come and give ideas for 2011. Election of board members. 503-3779620.

PACIFIC CITY/WOODS CPAC MEETING Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center. For more information, call 503-9657295 or e-mail scullin56@earthlink.net.

NESTUCCA VALLEY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE BOARD MEETING Jan. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, Fireside Room. NVCAInfo@ gmail.com.

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NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Jan. 16, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-NeMa. Borealis String Quartet will make an appearance at the Neskowin Chamber Music Series. Tickets are $20 at the door; season tickets are $110. Call 503-392-6499.

BINGO NIGHT Wednesdays, Jan. 19 & 26, 7-9:30 p.m.

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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORKSHOPS Jan. 19. Tillamook County Courthouse. 2 p.m.

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3 p.m. Discussion of DEQ issues and activities.

KARAOKE WITH WENDY Thursdays, Jan. 20 & 27, 9 p.m.-close. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd. 503-965-6001.

SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY STORY TIME Fridays, Jan. 21 & 28, 1-2:30 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St. in Pacific City. 503-965-6163.

NESKO WOMENS CLUB MEETING Jan. 21, 11:15 a.m. Hudson House Bed & Breakfast. $10 lunch. Theme - “Women’s Well Being”. Speaker Barbara Hemens, masseuse.

503-965-6875 by Jan. 16 to RSVP. ARTISTS RECEPTION Jan. 22, 3-6 p.m. Stimulus Cafe. Neskowin Valley School student art. 503-965-4661.

SECRETS TO MAKING GREAT PIE Jan. 22, 2 p.m. Hands on workshop for 10 students in Nehalem. Register early - 503-3683203.

WINTER BREWERS DINNER Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m.. Pelican Pub & Brewery.

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GREAT SPEAKER SERIES “LEWIS AND CLARK IN OREGON” Jan. 23, 1 p.m. Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. Given by Lt. Col. Alisha Hamel. Free; suitable for all ages. 503-842-4553. Visit www.

PACIFIC CITY-NESTUCCA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST FORUM Jan. 18, 7 a.m. Hudson House Bed & Breakfast. Guest speaker Representative Debbie Boone. 503-392-4340. tcpm.org.

MONDAY MUSICAL CLUB Jan. 23, 2 p.m. Tillamook High School. The Side Street Strutters play traditional and popular jazz music along with Big Band swing music.

Advance tickets $20 adults; $17 students. 503842-2078. $25 and $20 at the door.

PIE DAY AUCTION AND FEAST Jan. 23, 3 p.m. Nehalem United Methodist Church. $5 donation for auction and all you can eat pie feast. Proceeds go to Lower Nehalem Community Trust and Food Roots. 503-3683203 or 503-842-3154 ext. 2. ”WANNA BE MY FRIEND: THE INS AND OUTS OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING” Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. OSU Ext. office in Tillamook. Class for parents of teens. 503-8423433.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING & DINNER Jan. 24, 5:30 p.m. Tillamook United Methodist Church, 3808 12th St. $15. All are invited. RSVP

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CLOVERDALE COMMITTEE MEETING Jan. 26, 6:30-8 p.m. Lion’s Den in Cloverdale.

“REHEARSAL FOR MURDER” Jan. 28 & 29, 7 p.m. Barn Community Theater in Tillamook. For advance tickets and reservations, call 503-842-7940.

“COLORS OF LOVE” ARTIST RECEPTION Jan. 29, 2-4 p.m. Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. Colored pencil drawings and acrylic landscapes. 503-842-4553.

DOCUMENTARY FILM: “WETLANDS SEASONS OF MIND” Jan. 29, 6 p.m. Rowboat Gallery. Deborah DeWit and Carl Vandervoort. 503-965-4590.

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Pizza and paddling!

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun PACIFIC CITY — The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership will host a Nestucca Water Trail meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 5:30-7 p.m. at Doryland Pizza, 33315 Cape Kiwanda Drive, to address an updated draft map, discuss the upcoming guidebook and plan for future paddling trips on the Nestucca River estuary.

TEP is in the beginning phases of developing a water trail map that will point the way to responsible paddling in Nestucca Bay and nearby kayaking and canoeing locales. To fund the effort, TEP has submitted a $31,600 grant request Photo courtesy of Alex Sifford/Nestucca-Neskowin-Sandlake Watershed Council to Oregon Parks and Recreation Departments YOUR CHANCE to help map the treasures of Nestucca Bay and area Recreational Trails Program, which has provided waters is Tuesday, Feb. 1 at a Tillamook Estuaries Partnership hosted the bulk of the funding for guidebooks to both the Tillamook Bay Watershed and the Nehalem Water- Nestucca Water Trial meeting at Doryland Pizza. Pizza will be served courtesy of TEP. Call 503-322-2222. shed. A decision on the grant will be made in May. TEP mailed their application on Jan. 4.

December 2010 draft that’s now available at www.tbnep.org.

Watertrail Coordinator Julie Chick said the total cost of Chick said that the current draft features an overall map of the project is estimated at $45,100. Though the bulk of the the included waterways, but that TEP is working on develdifference will be covered by TEP, it is crucial that the effort oping zoomed in pages that will show each area in much obtain additional funding as the grant stipulates successful greater detail. grants must have 20 percent matches. Five percent of that One thing that won’t be featured in the February revimatch must come from non-federal funds, which means sions is the eventual text that will accompany the maps. that TEP, a federally funded program, will need additional Chick said, as that is part of the funding request for the partners. To become a sponsor of the effort, call Chick at 503ORPD grant, she will wait until hearing from the Recre322-2222. ational Trails Program before proceeding with descriptive Chick said the grant application requests funds for the information. “printing of the guidebook detailing water trails for Nestucca Comments already received include questions of access Bay, Little Nestucca, Sand Lake Estuary, and Neskowin and — especially as to whether privately-owned access points their watersheds for recreational non-motorized use.” were open to the public or not. Chick said she will work to With free pizza courtesy of TEP on tap for those that verify that privately-held access will be marked as open or RSVP to julie@tbnep.org, the event promises a casual and fun closed, depending on the desire of the property owner. way to get involved in the effort and lend local paddlers a For more information on the Oregon Parks and Recrechance to make a difference in the content of the guidebook. ation Department’s Recreational Trails Program, visit www.

By Feb. 1, the map will offer much greater detail than the oregon.gov/OPRD/GRANTS/trails/shtml.

Lemmon’s work in the field began after a woman friend in college told him she had been raped by a friend of his. The news brought what Lemmon described as a paralyzing feeling. It was at that moment, Lemmon said, that he began to look for ways he might help change the notion that male violence against women was somehow acceptable. In 1997, he and a friend founded Men Can Stop Rape in Washington, D.C. – an organization that gradually grew into a national force for change.

Lemmon believes that the only way to change our culture of violence is through steady, ongoing work and the engagement of the entire community.

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Chamber searching for new ideas CLOVERDALE — The Pacific CityNestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual “Brainstorming” evening on Thursday, Jan. 20 at Hudson House Bed & Breakfast (37700 Highway 101 S., Cloverdale, 888-835-3533).

Chamber members are invited to share their ideas for the 2011 event schedule, activities and fundraisers at the event, which will start at 6 p.m. A light snack and beverage will be served.

Chamber President Jeremy Strober said that past events have yielded ideas on how to market our area to ways we could improve community infrastructure, such as adding garbage cans and crosswalks. Call 503-392-4340 for more infomation.

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Bystanders can make the difference TILLAMOOK – What can the average person do to help prevent or stop domestic violence and sexual assault?

A nationally known expert in the field — Patrick Lemmon — will discuss that topic at a free public seminar entitled “Bystander Intervention and Creating a Violence-Free Community” from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27 in the Department of Human Services building at 4670 3rd Street in Tillamook.

During the seminar, he will lead a discussion and offer suggestions on ways to recognize the signs and intervene early to help prevent harmful behavior we observe in our day-to-day lives.

TILLAMOOK — The Tillamook County Historical Society will hold their annual meeting and election of officers Monday, Jan. 24 at the Tillamook United Methodist Church, 3808 12thh St. A social time starts things off at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

A short meeting will follow the dinner as will several speakers that will share brief stories of events in their lives (and perhaps yours). This year’s speakers include Ted Jacobs, Quentin Borba, Karen Williams, Rudy Fenk and Karla Steinhauser. The dinner will be catered

by Chris Neary of Sandlake. The public is welcome, and you do not need to be a member to attend. Tickets are $15. All proceeds help the Tillamook County Historical Society in its efforts to ensure the history of our area lives on. The Historical Society is asking attendees to bring a can of food for the local food bank. RSVP

by Jan. 15 to Sally Rissel at 503-965-6973 or Diane Colcord at 503-815-8477.

Men Can Stop Rape conducted seminars across the nation at high schools, colleges and communities to address the issue of violence against women. When the organization had grown enough to stand on its own, Lemmon left in 2007 to become a consultant and recently moved to Portland, where, among other things, he has begun working with the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Taskforce.

The forum is open free of charge to the public and refreshments will be served. For information or to sign up to attend, contact Romy Carver at Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center, (503) 842-8294, extension 209.

PACIFIC CITY — A limited number of tickets remain for the Pelican Pub & Brewery’s Jan. 22 Winter Brewers Dinner, which will feature a five-course German dinner paired with six Pelican beers.

Tickets for the dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m., are $75 each. Weekend packages featuring tickets to a “Meet the Brewers” reception on Jan. 21, and accommodations to either the Inn at Cape Kiwanda or the Cottages at Cape Kiwanda are also available. The packages also includes breakfast at the Pelican on Jan. 23 and a 750ml bottle of Pelican Belgian-style ale upon arrival. To purchase tickets, call 503-965-7007 or e-mail justin@pelicanbrewery.com. For package information, call 888-965-7001.

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Last call for Kennedy

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun CLOVERDALE — Nestucca Valley School District Superintendent Connie Kennedy will exchange financial struggles for marital bliss when she bids adieu to the Oregon Coast this June. Kennedy announced her pending retirement to staff and board members Jan. 7 via e-mail.

Kennedy said the decision is because of her desire to spend more time with new husband Pete Buttaccio, who works as a special education teacher at Hood River Valley High School. The couple began seeing each other shortly after Kennedy applied for the position at Nestucca and continued their romance through weekend visits.

After tying the knot last summer, the couple had originally planned to continue their weekend relationship for two years while Buttaccio’s daughter, currently a sophomore, finishes high school. The plan was for Buttaccio to then pull up his Hood River roots and settle in with Kennedy in Pacific City so she could continue her tenure as the superintendent of Nestucca Valley School District.

But Kennedy said something changed when they put on the rings.

“I have accused Pete of putting magnets in our rings because when they get close together, they lock together and it is very hard to pull them apart,” joked Kennedy.

“Around Thanksgiving, I began asking Pete what he wanted for Christmas,” wrote Kennedy in her announcement. “The answer was always the same, ‘I want you to retire in June. I don’t want to wait another two years to live to together.’”

And so, after spending Christmas break together, Kennedy decided to grant her new husband his wish — but that decision didn’t come easy, she insists.

Since arriving at Nestucca in July 2008, Kennedy has had her share of challenges. At that time, she said, the district was facing bankruptcy due to a $1.47 million shortfall. Closing the middle school and going to a fourday school week were amongst the cost-saving changes she helped spearhead in an effort to right the sinking ship.

“We used the four-day school week to give us an opportunity to provide more planning and staff development time,” she said. “Reconfiguring into a junior-senior high gave us an opportunity to align our curriculum and sharpen our focus. All of that led to an increase in our test scores and for the first time in years the District met Average Yearly Progress. The junior-senior high school earning an “Outstanding” rating from the Oregon Department of Education was the icing on the cake.”

“I am very proud to say I was her board chairman,” said Board Chair Steve Dotson. “She’s done an amazing job under some unusual and difficult circumstances.”

“I wish her the very best,” said Nestucca Valley Elementary School Principal Nick Gelbard. “ She’s done a lot of positive things for the district. We’re in a lot better shape than we were three years ago. I appreciate her focus on professional development for teachers. We think it’s definitely bearing fruit as far as improved test scores go.”

“I hate to see her go,” added Nestucca Jr./Sr. High Principal Randy Wharton. “She’s done a really good job.

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Unbeknownst to her when she interviewed, she inherited quite a mess. She’s worked through that and (got) the books solvent and they still are. She managed to turn academics around to where we’ve gone basically from the basement to the penthouse.”

“We went through some very difficult times,” Kennedy said. “It made me grow closer to the district and the people here. Because of that, it’s very difficult to leave.

Through it all, I have come to love our schools, our kids and our staff.”

Though her working days at the Oregon Coast may come to a close this spring, she has no plans on hanging up her dedication to the world of education. Once she settles in Hood River, Kennedy intends to search for a place for her to be involved in education.

“I still have a passion to see kids succeed academically,” she said.

She said she may also seek out volunteer opportunities that are supported by St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hood River where they both attend.

Kennedy said she is notifying the board now in hopes that a replacement can be found in time so the district will not have to hire an interim superintendent.

Dotson said that there are several ways the district could go in the search for a replacement. Amongst the possibilities, he said, would be to hire an interim superintendent, employ a superintendent with similar credentials to Kennedy or opt for the path the district has taken with the two previous superintendents — hire a candidate that could split his or her time between superintendent duties and serving as principal at either the elementary or junior/senior high school.

“Financially (having a superintendent-principal) would be beneficial, but on the other hand, you have to look at whether one person can adequately deal with both positions,” he said. “I don’t want to save money at the sacrifice of education.”

Wharton concurred. He said that because of the workload, a full-time superintendent is ideal, but that with the financial constraints that an increase in PERS payments that the 2011-12 calendar will bring, it’s an option the board may consider.

“There’s so much to do to keep yourself legal to meet requirements of federal government and state government that it’s difficult to be a principal and superintendent,” said Wharton. “But it’s reality time. Can it be done in half-time? Yeah, but you have to have the right person. We may have to customize that position but that’s up to the board.” he said.

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Second half spark!

Mid-game adjustments elevate Bobcats to 54-31 win

By DANIEL CRAWFORD for the Sun CLOVERDALE — The Nestucca Bobcats played a tactical game in the first half and then decided to put the pedal to the metal in the second as they beat the Delphian Dragons 54-31 for their third league win.

The game started slow as both teams seemed to go through a feeling out process. The Bobcats established a 9-6 lead after the first quarter then clung to the three-point margin going into halftime at 17-14.

But something changed when the two teams took the floor for the second half. The Bobcats played with an unmatched fervor that Bobcats fans had not seen all season as a 37-17 outburst put the victory on ice.

Clearly the second half of basketball against the Dragons was the Bobcats best stretch of play this season.

Bobcat Head Coach Jim Kiser is one of the best coaches in the league at analyzing another team’s weaknesses.

Kiser saw that his team could exploit the Dragon defense with more intensity and perhaps an extra pass. He proved to be correct as the Bobcats came out with a potent balance of aggression and patience that led to a high field goal percentage in the final two quarters.

Kiser’s speech to his team at halftime must have been motivational because the ‘Cats responded with nearly flawless play on both ends of the floor. Nestucca committed only three turnovers in the second half en route to an offensive explosion that delighted the home crowd.

Leading scorer Nick Ahn scored 17 and was clearly sparked by the words of his coach.

“He (Kiser) told us to run the ball down their throats because they were not transitioning well, and we could wind up with easy scores,” said Ahn. Ahn was almost a pre-game scratch for the game due to an injured ankle but after going through pre-game warm-ups, he decided to give it a go. Ahn sank eight field goals that were of the “whirling derby scoop to the hoop” variety in an impressive offensive show.

Twin brothers Case and Cody Roos added a stellar punch to the Bobcat offense by scoring eight points each.

Normally reserved center Mike Tipton (8 points, 10 rebounds) could not hide his emotions after the game.

“It was so good to be on the winning side of a blow-out,” smiled Tipton.

Nestucca was able to empty their bench as the game reached blow-out

status, which led to 10 players entering the scoring column for the first time this season.

After a grueling road schedule that had the team on the road for almost a month, it was good to see how much they have grown together as a team.

“We have definitely matured this season, and I believe the players are realizing we are a team that can make some noise in the division before it is all said and done,” said coach Kiser.

The Bobcats are currently cemented in the fifth place position in the NWL league. They have separated themselves from the sixth place team by a two-game margin. Up next on the schedule is a home match-up against Vernonia (4-1) Saturday, Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. They’ll continue their homestand with contests versus Knappa on Jan. 18 and Riverdale on Jan. 25.

A win against Vernonia could alter the standing considerably, but the Bobcats seem to be ready for the task as they have won three of their last four games.

In this league it is all about talent and timing. The Bobcats seem to have both going for them right now.

ON THE STRENGTH of a vigorous second-half attack and the 17 points chipped in by the driving efforts of Nick Ahn (at left), the Nestucca Bobcats (3-2 in league play) bested Delphian 54-31 to solidify their fifth-place league standing.

The ‘Cats next action is at home on Jan. 18 against Vernonia (4-1 in league play).

They will face first-place Knappa on Jan. 18 and Riverdale (1-4) on Jan. 25 as their homestand continues.

Lady ‘Cats victorious (finally)!

By Daniel Crawford for the Sun CLOVERDALE — Brittany Hurliman was a force on both ends of the floor for the Lady Bobcats as they knocked off the visiting Delphian Dragons 50-23 for their first league win of the year, but more importantly, a win that stopped an 11-game losing streak.

Hurliman led all Nestucca scorers with 14 points, but it was her fierce play on the defensive end that set the tone for the victory. Hurliman grabbed 15 defensive rebounds, blocked six shots and came up with three steals to put a stamp on her monster night at the expense of the Dragons.

Shooting guard Rebecca Windle weaved her way through the porous Dragon defense to add 11 points while

snatching six steals while Jasmine Boisa dropped in 9 points to aid the Lady ‘Cat assault.

Nestucca had eight players enter the scoring column for the first time this season. Even newly added freshman Jackie Wilkinson came off the bench to make her presence felt by tossing in a bucket at the end.

Head Coach B.J. Chatelain was all smiles after the game. It was only a week ago that Chatelain was questioning what he could do to change the fortunes of his team. The answer turned out to be playing the Delphian Dragons.

“I am so happy right now and so relieved. This win means so much to our team. This is the confidence booster we were seeking,” said an elated Chatelain.

The Lady ‘Cats jumped two ranks

in the NWL standings with the win and currently sit in seventh place in the nine-team division with a 1-4 record.

Nestucca’s next two games are against struggling opponents. On Jan. 15 they face the Vernonia Loggers (2-2) and on Jan. 17 they face against the winless Faith Bible Falcons in a game that was re-scheduled because of icy conditions last week. The Lady Cats are in a position to make a run.

Guard Jodi Green was ecstatic after the game.

“We are so excited to get this win,” she exclaimed.

So is she looking forward to facing the Delphian Dragons in an encore performance?

“Oh yes! When I get home I am going to circle that date on my calendar,” she exclaimed.

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