Pacific City Sun, Nov. 13, 2015

Pacific City

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Hailing Our History........................................17

Taking the Pledge

Community Event Calendar....................................18 Fishing & Outdoors....................................19

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Vol. 8, No. 224 • November 13, 2015 • FREE!

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Pacific City resident David Yamamoto announces plans to vie for the Tillamook County commissioner seat that will be left vacant when Mark Labhart retires on Dec, 31, 2016

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150’x100’ Dividable to 3 lots. Miles of beach to explore! $999,950 $499,900

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Spectacular ocean views from Proposal Rock to Cape Lookout! Geo completed. $341,250

Spectacular ocean views!

Geo report completed. 2 lots available. $341,250

BEACH FRONT! 1/2 acre lot. Spectacular Cape Lookout to Cape Kiwanda view! $325,000

NESTUCCA RIDGE

RESORT DRIVE

NESKOWIN

NEW LISTING! NESKOWIN

Whitewater ocean view from Proposal Rock to Cape Lookout & steps to beach! $249,000

CAPE KIWANDA DRIVE

COMMERCIAL LOT Riverfront! Business or business with residence! $174,900

PRICE REDUCED! NESTUCCA RIDGE

Ocean and river view! Lot adjoins BLM land. Short walk to the beach! $149,900

PRICE REDUCED! PACIFIC CITY

COMMERCIAL LOTS 2 tax lots, with 150’ Brooten Road frontage. Terms! $119,900

RIDGE ROAD

NESKOWIN

Terrific views of Haystack Rock & Cape Kiwanda.

Short walk to the beach! $249,000

WOODS

Rare opportunity! Over an acre is dividable. Park-like setting with a creek. $162,500

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PACIFIC SEAWATCH

Panoramic ocean & river views! Clubhouse with indoor pool & weight room. $149,900

DORY POINTE

Possible ocean, Cape & Haystack Rock view from upper floors! (Lot 35) $115,000

PRICE REDUCED! RUEPPELL AVENUE

Approx 5 minute walk to all Abuts the Pacific City air the happenings at Cape strip. Fly in & walk home!

Kiwanda & the beach.

Short walk to the beach! $99,000 $99,000

PACIFIC SUNSET

NESKOWIN

Creek flows across property for natural landscaping and serene setting. $87,000

Possible views & beach access nearby. Gated South Beach neighborhood. $85,000

HAWK CREEK HILLS

DORY POINTE Lot 27

Wooded location. Approx 5 min drive to the beach & seasonal golf course. $79,000

PACIFIC SUNSET

Valley view overlooking the wildlife refuge. Possible distant ocean view! $67,000

NEW LISTING!

Great lot for your beach house! Short walk to the beach & Cape Kiwanda. $75,000

NEW LISTING! HEBO

Located about 3 miles up Hwy 22. 2 acre parcel with power at street. $65,000

TIERRA DEL MAR

8 acres with potential for 3 parcels. Underground power in. Valley view! $229,900

NEW LISTING!

PACIFIC SEAWATCH

BANK-OWNED! Panoramic ocean & river views! Clubhouse with indoor pool. $160,000

PROPOSAL ROCK

Creekfront lot a few blocks to the beach. Foundation, septic & water in. .40 acre $149,000

E L A S ING KIWANDAD SHORES N E P

TIERRA DEL MAR

South Beach site with potential peeks of the ocean.

Short walk to beach! $94,500

KIWANDA SHORES

Easy-build level lot ready for your beach house! Beach access. $85,000

CAPE KIWANDA DR

Topographic survey and plans available. Minutes from the beach! $75,000

DORY POINTE Lot 73

Potential ocean, Haystack Rock & Cape Kiwanda view. Short walk to beach! $42,750

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Josh Putman

(503)801-7801

(503)545-9968

(503)708-1141

Real Estate Broker

Principal Broker

janis@robtrost.com

www.PlacesAtTheBeach.com

NANTUCKET SHORES

jenna@robtrost.com

KIWANDA SHORES

OCEANFRONT! 1-1/2 acre Premium ocean view lot with OCEANFRONT! Ocean view includes Haystack lot. Spectacular Cape Look- unobstructed view to Cape out to Cape Kiwanda view! Lookout. Gated neighborhood. Rock & Cape Kiwanda. $384,999 $348,000 $450,000

NEW LISTING! NESKOWIN

South Beach lot dividable for 3 home sites. Few minute walk to the beach! $314,900

RUEPPELL AVENUE

RIDGE ROAD

One-of-a-kind lot directly East of Cape Kiwanda.

View and beach access. $299,900

PRICE REDUCED!

NANTUCKET SHORES

NEW LISTING!

PACIFIC SEAWATCH

Spectacular panoramic ocean & river view! Geo completed & plans included. $249,000

HORIZON VIEW HILLS

2 TAX LOTS! Level lots on air strip. Water & sewer SDC prepaid on one lot. $229,000

Sweeping whitewater & shoreline views. Corner lot with water & sewer prepaid. $189,000

Spectacular ocean & surf views! Quiet neighborhood with trail to the beach. $189,000

KIWANDA SHORES

CLOVERDALE

NANTUCKET SHORES

Lot adjoins green space for backyard privacy. View potential & beach access. $160,000

FISHER ACCESS RD

Nestucca Bay & ocean views. Pacific City Heights neighborhood. $144,500

HAWK CREEK HILLS

Rare opportunity! Lot adjoins Two tax lots! Quiet location greenspace to North. Just with potential ocean views. few minute walk to beach! Driveway in. $109,900 $109,000

NESKOWIN

Janis Holmes

PRICE REDUCED! BROOTEN HILL RD

Quiet & secluded wooded setting with potential Nestucca Bay view. $94,000

DORY POINTE Lot 71

Ocean view Easy build 3.86 acres up Mill Road.

Quiet location. May be divida- gentle sloping lot. Gated ble. House of no stated value. neighborhood. $159,000 $159,500

SAHHALI SHORES

Ocean view level building lot backs up to open area.

Beach access. (Lot 31) $139,999

NEW LISTINGS! NESKOWIN

TIERRA DEL MAR

2 tax lots! = .40 acres & 2 potential home sites. 1948 cabin of no stated value. $75,000

DORY POINTE Lot 72

Potential ocean, Haystack Rock & Cape Kiwanda view. Short walk to beach! $42,750

CLOVERDALE

Two parcels available for quiet country living.

16.74 acres & 15.71 acres $139,900 each

DORY POINTE

South Beach lots! Some with Approx 10 minute walk to potential ocean view & all a Cape Kiwanda & beach. few minute walk to beach!

Possible view! (Lot 36) $104,900 each $99,000

DORY POINTE

Possible ocean, Cape & Haystack Rock view from upper floors! (Lot 4) $89,900

NEW LISTING! BEAVER

Corner lot w/potential ocean, Riverfront building site Haystack Rock & Cape cleared and ready to go! view. Short walk to beach! Water & septic available. $79,950 $79,500

PRICE REDUCED!

PRICE REDUCED!

NEW LISTING!

PACIFIC CITY HEIGHTS

NEW LISTING! HEBO

1.70 acre lot ready for your dream home! Driveway in and power to property. $89,500

PRICE REDUCED!

BROOTEN HILL ROAD

Potential estuary view!

Power at street. Quiet location. $79,500

PRICE REDUCED! KIWANDA SHORES

Sewer hook up fee pre-paid! Right off Cape Kiwanda Drive & close to everything Ocean, rock and cape views depending on design. you come to PC for! $69,000 $70,000

PRICE REDUCED! CLOVERDALE

Commercial lot on Hwy 101. Water, sewer & power at street. $20,000

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Real Estate Broker josh@robtrost.com

NEW LISTINGS! NESKOWIN

Spectacular ocean views from Proposal Rock to Cape Lookout! 3 lots available. $346,500

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NEW LISTING!

KIWANDA SHORES

Second row to oceanfront!

Ocean, rock & cape views from 2 or 3 story home. $249,000

NEW LISTING! NESKOWIN

South Beach lot with beach, creek & Proposal Rock potential! $183,750

PRICE REDUCED!

NANTUCKET SHORES

Ocean view lot w/mountain view & green space to the East. Gated neighborhood. $154,900

NESKOWIN WOODS

Nearly 1 acre lot w/septic in. Water & power available. Distant ocean view. $129,900

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CIRCLE DRIVE

Great location near Cape Kiwanda! Quiet & private location out of the wind. $99,000

DORY POINTE

Lot has been cleared & is ready for your beach house!

Short walk to the beach! $89,500

PRICE REDUCED! TIERRA DEL MAR

Rare opportunity for home & business. Less than 5 minutes walk to the beach! $79,000

NEW LISTING!

CAPE KIWANDA DR

Near Cape Kiwanda! Ocean view potential & walk to beach. Owner terms! $69,000

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NANTUCKET SHORES

Spectacular ocean view home!

4 Bed/5.5 Bath - 2 Master suites w/fireplaces. 5000+ sf of luxury!

$1,400,000

PRICE REDUCED!

PRICE REDUCED!

OCEANFRONT! Open living with fireplace. 3 Bed/ 2.5 Bath.

Jetted tub. Radiant heat floors!

OCEANFRONT! Great view & steps to beach. Updated 4 Bed/ 2.5 Bath Great family house!

KIWANDA SHORES $849,000

PRICE REDUCED!

KIWANDA SHORES

NESKOWIN $799,000

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NESTUCCA RIDGE

OCEAN VIEW! Across the street Rare find! Top of the hill with from the beach! 4 Bed/3.5 Bath ocean & river view & short walk plus 2 den/offices. 3 decks! to beach! Spacious 3 Bed/2.5 Bath

$619,900

KIWANDA SHORES

Gorgeous 4 Bed/2.5 Bath on lot that adjoins protected green space.

Furnished! Beach access!

$439,900

NESKOWIN

Buy now and pick your finishes!

3 Bed/3 Bath custom home on .40 acre creek front lot.

$379,000

NEW LISTING! CINDY LANE

CANAL FRONT! 2 Bed/2 Bath w/dock & fish cleaning station.

3 garages + RV pad w/hookups.

$345,000

PRICE REDUCED!

CAPE KIWANDA DRIVE

$595,000

E L A G S NEW LISTING! N I D N E P KIWANDA SHORES

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KIWANDA SHORES

Updated inside & out & offered move-in ready! 2 Bed/1 Bath + loft. Large deck. Beach access.

$205,000

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SHORE DRIVE

OCEANFRONT! Double lot at Cape Kiwanda with potential for up to 2 duplexes. 4 Bed/3 Bath

$1,249,000

COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CITY COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CITY Nearly 2 acres in prime central location! Includes home for manager. Short walk to beach!

Currently retail building PLUS adjacent vacant commercial lot.

Great central location! 3600 s.f.

NESKOWIN

PACIFIC CITY HEIGHTS

$499,000

$474,900

$699,000

$698,000

Ocean view & just steps to beach! Panoramic view of Cape Kiwanda, Gorgeous 2 Bed/3 Bath w/bonus Haystack Rock & River. 5 Bed/4.5 for 3rd bdrm. Decks. Furnished! Baths Sun room & lg deck!

PRICE REDUCED! SUNSET DRIVE

PRICE REDUCED!

HAWK CREEK HILLS

Spectacular view from Cascade Head to Proposal Rock! 3 Bed / 4 Bath. 2 fireplaces & sauna.

SHOREPINE VILLAGE

COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CITY

$369,000

$359,900

Charming 3 Bed/2 Bath. Quiet location few minute walk to beach. Large decks. Turn-key!

$375,000

PRICE REDUCED!

PACIFIC CITY HEIGHTS

Panoramic ocean & river view!

Spacious Craftsman style home w/3 Bed/3 Bath. Decks & patio.

$345,000

PACIFIC CITY $329,000

PRICE REDUCED!

Great location! 2 Bed/2 Bath townhouse offered beautifully furnished. Covered deck.

$314,900

E L A S ING D N E P TIERRA DEL MAR

Updated cottage w/2 Master suites & 2 lofts. Decks. Fully furnished. A block to the beach!

$204,900

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$399,900

SANDLAKE ROAD $319,000

$1,350,000

(503)801-7801

$436,000

Spacious 3 Bed/3 Bath with 5 garages. Quiet location close to the beach. Peeks of the ocean!

VIEW! 3 Bed/3 Bath updated throughout. 3 Lg decks & hot tub. Turn-key vacation rental.

Gorgeous architectural details!

4 Bed/3.5 Bath Extraordinary theater & rec room. 2500 sf shop

Beautiful 3 Bed/2.5 Bath with Perfect fishing retreat! 3 Bedspacious loft & office for bonus 2.5 Bath home overlooking the living areas. Great deck & patio! river & close to the beach!

RIVER VIEW! Fully furnished townhouse with high-end finishes throughout. 3 Bed/2.5 Bath

$329,900

HEBO

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janis@robtrost.com

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Jenna Putman

Principal Broker

33310 Cape Kiwanda Drive Pacific City, OR

Your local connection!

Janis Holmes

$425,000

PRICE REDUCED!

jenna@robtrost.com

SHORE DRIVE

OCEANFRONT! 3 Bed/3 Bath Open living with great views!

Wrap-around deck. Turn-key.

$1,095,000

COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CITY

Real Estate Broker josh@robtrost.com

NEW LISTING! NESKOWIN

OCEANVIEW Duplex with spectacular views! Detached 3 car garage with office/shop.

$919,000

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BEACH HILL COURT

Custom 3 Bed/2.5 Bath with Prime location at Cape Kiwanda! sweeping ocean view! High-end Turn-key 5 Bed/2 Bath vacation finishes & attention to every detail. rental + leased commercial space. $649,000

NEW LISTING!

KIWANDA SHORES

PACIFIC CITY

Second row to oceanfront! 2 Bed/ 2 Bath, plus spacious loft.

Views of ocean, rock & cape!

Spacious 4 Bed/3 Bath near Cape Kiwanda! Great family home!

Ocean views & close to beach!

NESTUCCA RIDGE

SHOREPINE VILLAGE

$399,500

$399,000

PRICE REDUCED!

PRICE REDUCED!

$449,000

$449,000

Striking 3 Bed/2.5 Bath w/bonus Immaculate townhouse offered living over garage. Decks & beautifully move-in ready. Never ample parking. Walk to beach! a vacation rental! 3 Bed/2.5 Bath

PACIFIC CITY

NESKOWIN

3 Bed/2 Bath with 1 bed and full Prime central location! Two Spectacular ocean, river, Haystack Just a stone’s throw from the bath on main floor. Ample parking. business spaces with two apart- Rock & Cape Kiwanda views! beach! 2 Bed/2 Bath with large ments upstairs. Apprx 3782 s.f. Immaculate 3 Bed/2 Bath.

Fenced yard. Fully furnished! loft for extra sleeping. Turn-key!

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DORY POINTE

Beautifully furnished & move-in ready! Turn-key vacation rental.

3 Bed/2.5 Bath w/fenced yard.

$339,900

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TIERRA DEL MAR

SHOREPINE VILLAGE

$339,000

$330,000

Meticulously maintained property! 2 Bed/2 Bath townhouse has common wall at garage. NEW Nicely updated cottage, guest house + 3 stall oversized garage. interior & peeks of Haystack Rock!

E E L L A A S ING S ING D D N N E E P P HEBO

5 Bed/2.5 Bath on 1.42 acres.

Quiet setting with multiple decks & beautiful grounds.

$325,000

NEW LISTING!

SHOREPINE VILLAGE

GREAT VALUE! 2 Bed/2 Bath Offered fully furnished for your immediate enjoyment!

$309,999

KIWANDA SHORES

2 sleeping rooms + bonus room. 1 Bath with tub/shower.

Move in ready! Beach access!

$195,000

$349,900

PRICE REDUCED!

SANDLAKE ROAD

KIWANDA SHORES

$325,000

$324,500

Ocean & estuary view! 48 x 30 Beautiful 3 Bed/2.5 Bath with detached shop w/concrete floor. bonus sleeping area. Offered Multiple decks, fenced dog run. fully furnished. Minutes to beach!

PRICE REDUCED! FOUR SISTERS

COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CITY

$289,000

$249,900

Great location! 2 Bed/2 Bath plus loft for extra sleeping.

Short walk to beach & river!

PRICE REDUCED!

RUEPPELL AVENUE

Air strip frontage! 2 Bed/1 Bath approx 5 minute walk to beach & river. Finish attic for bonus living!

$167,500

RIVERFRONT with new dock!

Newly updated throughout.

3 apartments & rental space.

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NESKOWIN

Distant ocean view! 2 Bed/2 Bath mfg with portion stick built.

Detached garage & art studio.

$129,000

$349,900

PRICE REDUCED! KIWANDA SHORES

Move-in ready! Updated 3 Bed/ 2 Bath with large deck. Gated neighborhood. Beach access!

$329,900

RIVER AVENUE

Great location! Few minute walk to beach, river & airstrip. Decks & huge garage. 3 Bed/2 Bath

$319,000

PROPOSAL ROCK CONDO

PRIME location! 3 Bed / 2 Bath end unit with stunning view.

Newer carpet & paint. Turn-key!

$249,000

E L A S ING D N PE PROPOSAL ROCK CONDO

Ground floor unit with ocean & creek view! 2 Bed/1 Bath with deck. Offered furnished.

$114,900

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NEWS&COMMUNITY

Voters defeat treatment plant funding proposal Bond for upgrade to PCJWSA Wastewater Treatment Plant fails, 139-186

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

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Contributors: Gretchen Ammerman, Pat Gefre, Sally Rissel, Shiana Weaver

www.pacificcitysun.com

On Our Cover:

oters defeated a Nov. 3 bond measure, 139-186, that would have authorized Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority Board of Directors to use up to $11.5 million in property taxes to fund an upgrade to PCJWSA’s aging wastewater treatment plan, a plant that has, in the last couple of years, received fines from DEQ for being out of compliance.

PCJWSA’s board of directors previously approved spending up to $11.5 million in indebtedness to fund the upgrade, a figure based on a preliminary engineer’s report (PER). USDA Rural Development has authorized a total of $10.66 million for the project — $1.95 million in grants plus an $8.71 million low-interest loan. The loan would be paid back over 30 years and has an annual debt service of $395,696.

The disparity between what the board authorized — $11.5 million — and what Rural Development has authorized — $10.66 million — is a result of a 30 percent contingency that was recommended as part of the PER. That amount is larger than the Rural Development program allows.

Because voters did not approve the general obligation bond, PCJWSA plans to fund the project through user fees supported by revenue bonds.

Just prior to the election, the upgrade faced some questions about the proposed capacity of the upgrade from local residents Walter and Robin Kostrikin, who reached out to the Oregon Coast Alliance.

Their assertion was that instead of the 2.5 percent growth figure used in the PER, PCJWSA is required to use a 0.67 percent growth rate according to state law to justify plant capacity when planning an upgrade. Robin also reportedly circulated a petition throughout the community with the aim of getting the Authority to downscale the project.

However, in a Nov. 9 interview with the Sun, board chair Carolyn McVicker and Authority manager Tony Owen said it is not population growth that PCJWSA is required to base upgrade capacity needs on, but a number of other factors including the number of sewer connections and the volume coming through a plant.

“With wastewater treatment planning, you’re going to look at your permit issues first of all,” McVicker said. “That’s primarily loads and how much volume comes through a facility. You’ve got to figure that and do your hydraulic studies and your planning. You do that based on sewer connections and hydraulics and

flow — all based on scientific data.”

She said that the 2.5 percent population growth estimate is a way to simplify the growth of sewer needs, but not a justification for the actual improvements.

That justification, instead, rests with the aforementioned connections and flow requirements.

“It appears it is industry standard to condense (the complex scientific) information or extrapolate it into something that the public might understand, which is often how many people might be in the location,” McVicker explained.

“That’s how we get to the quote-unquote population. It’s not using a forecasted population to then engineer what it is you need to do...We are not required and we do not use a forecasted populating number as a driving piece to plan an upgrade.”

“Population was extrapolated from what our loading and service connections (have been) over the last 20 years,” added Owen, who said that an initially smaller plant would be much more expensive.

“Trying to piecemeal a facility together, you’d be under constant construction and the costs would be exhorbitant,” he said.

Owen said that some community members have expressed their hope the Authority would be able to only build for the population there is now, a tact that he said would be problematic because of the increased load present during summer months. He said that the daily monitoring report, which he is required to submit monthly to DEQ, in 2000 revealed a July through September population equivalent of 1,000 to 1,100.

That number had jumped to 3,400 to 3,600 by 2015.

“That’s a straight line that’s been going up over all those years,” Owen added.

In a legal response by PCJWSA counsel that was addressed to USDA Rural Development, Tia M. Lewis of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, backed up the assertions of Owen and McVicker, writing that the “upgrade is based on reliable data from the service area and not solely on population forecasts,” as attorney Sean T. Malone asserted in an Oct. 19 letter on behalf of the Oregon Coast Alliance. Lewis’s letter was also sent to Malone, as well as to Tillamook County Board of Commissioners and DLCD. Lewis further elaborated that “the information used to predict flows and loads for the upgrade is based on historic flows, organic loads and increases in service connections arising from a variety of factors exiting in the service area that include but do not depend entirely on resident population. The

engineer used a 2.5 percent growth rate to predict future service need, which is consistent with the annual growth rate of the Pacific City-Woods Urban Unincorporated Community as documented in the Community Plan element of the Tillamook Comprehensive Plan.

“Contrary to Mr. Malone’s allegations, there is nothing ‘illegal’ or improper about the use of this historic data to predict future needs and plan for the upgrade to serve those needs.

The Oregon Administrative Rule he cites applies to activities which are based on or require the use of population forecast.

The present upgrade does neither.”

In response to that legal opinion, Sam Goldstein, community programs director for USDA Rural Development, submitted the following response to the Oregon Coast Alliance: “I would like to thank you for identifying an error in the engineering report. Population growth has been limited within the Pacific City CDP, however the historic and projected growth rate has been significant. The 2.5 percent growth rate should have been a measurement of connections and not in resident population. This section of the engineering report will be amended in the next week or two to properly reflect this error and an appropriate population growth rate for the planning period. The amendment should be available to you upon request from either PCJWSA or from USDA-RD. “At this time, I see no evidence that refutes PCJWSA’s certification that it is in compliance with land use planning guidance. In the future, should you have any concerns about this project, I encourage you to communicate directly with PCJWSA management or USDA.” Owen and McVicker both told the Sun that should the project be delayed by legal opposition it would come at great cost to the community.

“There’s (approximately) $2 million in grant money that this community will probably never get another chance at,” Owen said.

“If we lost the grant and lost the financing package and had to take the revenue bond out on the market, there’d be another $600,000-plus that we’d use,” added McVicker.

She said that was because bond rates are going up.

“Our bond rate is 2.125 (percent now) and that’s not what the regular bond rate is out there on the municipal market,” she said. “We also have legal costs and all the time and energy in costs to respond to this issue.”

For more information on the planned upgrade, call 503-965-6636 or visit www.pcjwsa.com.

TCPM’s Festival of Trees tickets available starting Nov. 17

Photo by Tim Hirsch

PACIFIC CITY resident David Yamamoto announces plans to vie for the Tillamook County commissioner seat that will be left vacant when Mark Labhart retires on Dec, 31, 2016

Tickets for the 12th annual Festival of Trees’ Gala Event and Silent Auction will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Nov. 17 at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. Viewing of the trees and auction items will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 and continue until the Gala Event on Dec. 11th.

The Festival is the only fundraiser the Museum holds for itself each year.

This year’s proceeds will go toward the installation of a permanent restroom at the Museum’s property at Kilchis

Point Reserve. “We have many of our talented decorators returning again this year to create beautiful Christmas trees,” said Festival Committee member Carla Albright. “We love seeing the various themed trees and the unique ways they can be decorated.” Also available for bidding in the Santa’s Pack portion of the auction will be Christmas-themed wreathes, centerpieces, tabletop trees and items donated by area businesses and individuals.

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The Gala Event and Silent Auction will be held from 5:30 to 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door, “But we have sold out several days in advance the last two years, so it is best get your tickets early,” Albright reminded. Ticket price includes two glasses of wine, heavy hors’d’oeuvres

by Pacific Restaurant, and the opportunity to win a door prize.

For more information, contact the Pioneer Museum at 503-842-4553.

Full Service Bar & Family Dining Til 9 pm

TALKBACK Facility questions We contacted Oregon Coast Alliance to verify concerns we had about PCJWSA’s new facility. It is more than a mere technicality-the illegal 2.5 percent population growth forecast that PCJWSA used to justify the size of this project. In 2013, the Oregon legislature passed a law that designated Portland State University as the only one to provide population growth forecasts to prevent people from making up their own growth rates. Since they will not have this information for the north coast until June 2017, local governments in the meantime must use the most recent Oregon Office of Economic Analysis figures to calculate any population forecast they need for local purposes.

Everyone supports an upgrade to get back in compliance with the DEQ. The part of the project we, and the petition-signers don’t support, is the excessive capacity calculated to support maximum buildout. This would benefit developers who seek to increase development in our community; we would pay for this additional sewer capacity before any approvals for new housing projects have even been requested from Tillamook County. We believe it’s time those that benefit from future development pay their fair share instead of having the financial burden continually placed on those that can least afford it.

My petition asks our board to scale back this project using the accurate growth rate of .65 percent that can adequately accommodate the three annual peak flow days that PCJWSA says they have used to justify this buildout

(Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day). Mr. Owen is on record saying this facility was obsolete when he became manager. Why wasn’t this peak flow issue a concern when PCJWSA allowed three major developments to go online during the real estate boom? Who created this crisis, and who should pay to correct it? Are the established residents to blame? It’s also not the fault of the tourists that come here, or the people with second homes.

It is least difficult and expensive to scale back the plant design at this early feasibility engineering stage; it would be much more difficult after detailed engineering or actual construction have been initiated. Again, with the average median income of $27,500 and so many on fixed incomes, we not only don’t need this excessive capacity, we can not afford it. Our Manager and Board have dismissed the concerns of those that will feel the financial impact the most. The Care Program is not the solution. What the Board does to correct this inequity will demonstrate whether they represent the interests of the entire community and regain some of the public’s trust that they have lost.

How is future development and increased tourism going to affect the character of our community? That is a discussion for another time. If you want to sign my petition, or for more information, contact Robin, 503-9654557.

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County considers proposal to change management of TLT

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

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illamook County Commissioners took the first step in possibly changing the management of tourism-designated monies raised by the county-wide Transient Lodging Tax as they took public input from a roomful of concerned citizens and stakeholders on Nov. 4.

The discussion centered around a proposal by Commissioner Bill Baertlein, who is proposing terminating the intergovernmental agreement between the county and the Economic Development Council that outlines the EDC’s control over the management of tourism funds six months ahead of schedule on July 31, 2016.

His suggested alternative revolves around spreading the management duties. Under Baertlein’s proposal, a new not-for-profit would be set-up to handle the advertising and promotions part of the TLT tax.

“There’s quite a chunk of change out there,” he said. “I hope we could set it up where there’s more than enough to do the advertising and promotions as promised to the tourist industry.”

He proposed that the county execute a three- to five-year agreement with the not-for-profit, an agreement that would include benchmarks that would need to be met.

“The primary one,” said Baertlein, “is we need to increase tourism in the offseason.”

He added that the plan would be for current tourism director Nan Devlin and her staff to run the non-for-profit.

He proposed managing the remaining funds as a county function, but not a department, with the goal of supporting tourism infrastructure.

“The first few years would be for tourist safety and comfort,” Baertlein said. “With all our areas in the county... the infrastructure needs to be improved — especially in the areas such as Pacific City and the unincorporated areas.

They haven’t had the opportunity to really function as a city and get up to speed on a lot of the areas.”

Support of the Tillamook County Fairgrounds would be one part of the infrastructure portion of the TLT monies.

“The fair needs to transition from a model of a fairgrounds to a model of a fairgrounds and exposition center, where we can actually bring in big

events,” Baertlein said.

To do that, he recommended funding a capital needs study and strategic plan for the fairgrounds.

The proposed county-run tourism infrastructure program would also allocate a limited amount to small capital improvements in the county. The final, and largest piece, said Baertlein, would be to develop a strategic plan based on brainstorming sessions held in the north, central and south parts of the county.

“The goal of the meetings would be to come up with specific large projects that would benefit the permanent residents and would also have a substantial use — but not exclusive use — of being a tourist-related facility,” he said, adding that his proposal is for nine projects to be identified — three in each of the counties geographic regions.

Baertlein’s framework was met with mixed reviews, though many — including Commissioner Tim Josi — complimented his effort.

“I’ve looked at (Baertlein’s ideas), and I’ve looked at them carefully,” Josi said. “I really commend Bill in taking a leadership role and looking at this from a different angle.”

Amongst those speaking in support of the proposal was Mark Lytle, operator of Lytle Charters in Pacific City, who noted the congestion on the beach at Cape Kiwanda during summer months and said something needs to be done about it.

“I’m glad we’re reviewing this,” he said. “I really would like to revisit (the management of TLT monies). I think there is a fiduciary equitability that needs to be happening for Pacific City that’s not happening right now. I like those proposals, and I would support them.”

On the other hand, Pacific City resident Doug Olson, who has been involved in the TLT from the beginning, urged some caution. While he acknowledged that it was always contemplated that the agreement with the EDC might not be “a long-term arrangement,” he made the assertion that, under the current set-up, good things have been happening both for roads and tourism.

“I think by all accounts, the staff we have now has done an absolutely outstanding job,” he said. “There’s all kinds of marketing efforts that have been done, and...it’s only been going a year.”

He added that taking TLT management completely out of EDC’s hand

could come at a cost.

“There’s a bit of cross-subsidy from the TLT over to the EDC itself,” Olson said. “That means, for example, an accounting clerk was just hired, a person employed at the college but being paid out of TLT funds exclusively. That couldn’t happen out of just EDC. That’s not to say long-term that it shouldn’t be restructured. I’m saying that perhaps the timing is not what anyone was contemplating, although we’re willing to work with it.”

As for the tourism-related infrastructure grant program, Olson said he thought it had worked well — at least for the most part.

Some of the discussion centered not just on who would manage the infrastructure program, but how to do it in an equitable manner.

Pacific City developer and realtor Mary Jones said that the infrastructure portion of the TLT should adopt more fair practices including the requirement that funds must be applied for via a governmental agency. ““We don’t have a governmental agency that’s very easy to do that with,” she said. “Therefore, we’re at a big disadvantage right off the bat. If it could be in the name of the Chamber of Commerce or something like that, great.”

Jones also supported adding a requirement that certain portions of money be allocated to where they came from.

“Without that,” she said, “you will be forever lobbied and bullied by the loudest voices. There must be something that a person can rely on to say: ‘No, by this ordinance or law we have to put this much money in this area because that’s where it came from — or a percentage of that money.’”

She suggested 75 percent of the money raised in an unincorporated area be returned to that area to be used in that area — either for marketing or infrastructure and that the remaining 25 percent could be split between a greater good project and common advertising and marketing of Tillamook.

“It makes no sense to me that right now where the cities have a 90 percent pass, but have the same seat at the table,” she added. “Ninety percent of the money is coming out of the unincorporated (areas), but we’re getting hardly anything out of it.”

Rockaway Beach city manager Lars Gare countered saying that he believes cities should have a place at the table.

Noting that Rockaway Beach raised its own lodging tax from 7 to 9 percent to take full advantage of the 9 percent credit out of the 10 percent countywide tax afforded to cities, he said the tax has been a boon to Rockaway Beach and that its revenues had “skyrocketed.”

“If the unincorporated areas are feeling the pinch, I mean that’s kind of the other side of the coin,” Gare said.

“That’s not our fault that they’re not incorporated. They have reasons why they don’t want to and that’s ok... We would like to see the grant program continue based on merit. If you want to divide it up geographically, that’s up to you as commissioners, but I don’t want to see the cities shut out because we do contribute and we are part of the mix. An equitable way of doing it is fine. I don’t know if the EDC is the right vehicle or not, but we do appreciate the work that the (EDC’s Tourism Advisory Committee) has done.”

Another perspective was offered by TAC member Jeremy Strober, who also works as president of Kiwanda Hospitality, the largest hospitality business in Tillamook County. He said that by promoting the area too much before improving the lacking infrastructure, the county may be putting “the cart before the horse.”

While he applauded the marketing portion of the tourism program, as well as 30 percent that has gone to roads, he said that the tourism infrastructure portion still needs some attention. He said that by promoting before building the needed infrastructure to care for visitors, the county will be overwhelmed.

“I could equate this unbalanced approach to running a hotel or restaurant,” he said. “If I promoted my hotel, but I didn’t hire a housekeeping staff, how would my guests feel when they arrived? If I had a restaurant and promoted and promoted, but I didn’t put seats at the table and they had to stand, how would they feel? That is what we are dangerously close to falling into — the fact that we are not allowing for funds to be spent to care for the visitors (and) protect the resident’s livability. I think we need that balanced approach.”

By consensus, commissioners decided to table the issue until early 2016 to allow time to consider the input and further develop the current proposal or any additional alternative.

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NVCA to discuss park plans at Nov. 21 annual meeting

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Held at the Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, the annual meeting will feature a presentation of the park plans, the election of PLANS for an upcoming 2.4-acre community park in Pacific City, which will be located just east of Cape Kiwanda, will be on public disnew board members and play November 21 at Nestucca Valley Community Alliance’s annual meeting,which will take place 10 a.m. at Kiawanda Community Center, officers and a discussion 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City. Also taking place during the meeting will be election of new board members and officers and a of plans for the comdiscussion of plans for the coming year. For more information, visit www.nestucca.org. ing year. An election for three new board members for the nine-memtrailhead access to the adjacent BLM property plus of parking at Cape Kiwanda during the peak tourist ber board will be conducted at the meeting. six dedicated parking spaces, bike racks, a 10-foot season.

The 2.4-acre community park will be located just wide vegetative buffer between the park and neighHeimburg said she credits the successful compleeast of Cape Kiwanda on land being leased by NVCA bors, asphalt loop trail and a combination pick-up/ tion of the planning stage to past president Gloria for $10 a year from Tillamook Light Wave. drop-off and emergency vehicle turnaround that will Scullin, past and present board members and to the Acting president Marie Heimburg said the NVCA feature a storm water treatment swale in the center of many donators, volunteers and the community at will be seeking public input on the master plan durthe turnaround. large. ing the meeting.

“We’re very enthusiastic,” said Heimburg. “We Though the master plan is finished, it is not set The master plan currently features six phases, have the community’s support, we have volunteers in stone. Heimburg said that the eventual results the first of which Heimburg says NVCA would like and board members willing to help us get through from the master plan for Cape Kiwanda, which was to complete by next summer. Phase one consists phase one. It’s a solid commitment to getting this recently awarded a grant from Tillamook County’s of various infrastructure improvements including done.”

Transient Lodging Tax program, could mean some site access improvements on Cape Kiwanda Drive, She hailed the addition of the 60-space parkchanges will be made. a pedestrian access route, a 60-space parking lot, ing lot as a partial, temporary solution to the lack For more information, visit www.nestucca.org.

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LUNKER, a progressive rock, funk and fusion band, will play a benefit concert at Sportsman’s Pub-N-Grub, 34455 Brooten Road, in Pacific City on Saturday, Nov. 21. The 10 p.m. The Sportsman’s will be donating 15 percent of the night’s gross sales to Pacific City’s upcoming community park.

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unker, a local band that split ways in 2011 because of growing families and other responsibilities, is reuniting for the second time this year for a Saturday, Nov. 21 concert at Sportsman’s Pub-N-Grub, 34455 Brooten Road, in Pacific City.

Sarah Lewis, the wife of Lunker’s lead vocalist, Jesse Lewis, asked the band to play a concert at the Sporty, as its known to the locals, for her birthday.

When Sporty owner Rob Royster was approached by the band with the idea, he said yes and suggested they also make the concert a fundraiser for Pacific City’s Community Park. The band members, who had played a similar fundraiser at Oar House Bar & Grill in April, readily agreed.

In addition to Lewis, Lunker features guitarist Jerod Smith, bassist Josh Venti, and drummer Chad Larimore. In

a previous interview with the Sun, Venti said that the band members all keep in touch and remain very good friends.

“All of us have been raised here on the Central Oregon Coast and loved the opportunity to help raise money for a park that would help better our community,” he said.

The 2.4-acre community park, which will be located just east of Cape Kiwanda on land being leased by Nestucca Valley Community Alliance — for $10 a year — from Tillamook Light Wave, is expected to include a skate park, picnic benches, playground, outdoor amphitheater, interpretive center, and trailhead access. For more information about NVCA, its park plans, and educational efforts, visit www.nestucca.org.

Music at the benefit concert/birthday party will begin at 10 p.m. There is no cover charge. The Sportsman’s has committed to donating a portion of the night’s proceeds to the park. Call 503965-9991 for more information.

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Science Pub to focus on bats

By VICKY HIRSCH of the Sun

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o winged creatures of the night draw your interest? If so, Nestucca, Neskowin & Sand Lake Watersheds Council’s Science Pub on Bats is the place to satisfy your curiosity about bats in Oregon.

The Science Pub will be held at Pelican Pub & Brewery, 33180 Cape Kiwanda Drive in Pacific City, on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the evening will begin with Council announcements and watershed updates. Appetizers will be provided by Hebo Stewardship Group.

At 6 p.m., Gregory C. Reed, wildlife health and population lab biologist for Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, will begin his presentation, covering topics such as bat ecology and research currently underway into the 15 species of bats found in Oregon.

Reed, who has a bachelor’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Management from Montana State University and a master’s in Wildlife Ecology from the University of New Hampshire, works out of Adair Village monitoring wildlife diseases and surveying wildlife populations throughout the state. Each winter he partners with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management biologists to survey and sample hibernating bat colonies for white-nose syndrome. He also uses bat acoustic detectors to determine bat presence at some of ODFW’s wildlife areas.

For more information on NNSLWC or the Science Pub on Bats, call 503965-2200 or visit www.nestuccawaters. org.

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Ben Hedstrom, OPRD landscape design and planning coordinator, announced the suggested name is Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, a name selected in order to introduce people to a relatively unknown native plant that grows in pockets throughout the property.

Sitka sedge is a grass that Hedstrom believes is a perfect fit for the new park – “graceful, ecologically important, and native.” Pictures of Sitka sedge can be found online at http:// bit.ly/sitkasedge.

The land, known as the Beltz Property, is located at the south end of the Sand Lake Estuary. Hedstrom said that they considered several options in choosing a proposed name for the park, including names that reflect past owners, politicians, and landscape features. After thinking about what they hoped the park will become — “a beautiful natural place that offers a low-key intimate connection to south Tillamook County,” they choose to recommend naming the park Sitka Sedge State Natural Area.

The name proposal will be presented a Nov. 18 OPRD meeting in Hood River. To share your thoughts on the proposed name, send an e-mail to oprd.publiccomment@ oregon.gov.

Also on the agenda for OPRD is a second set of public meetings where they will present the results of their internal resource assessments to the public. Park staff will work together with community members to identify key goals and strategies to maintain the future well-being of the state park. Staff will also present planning concepts with alternatives for development and listen to public comment.

The first meeting will take place on Thursday, January 14 at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive in Pacific City. An Advisory Committee meeting will take place from 1-4 p.m and a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. While the public may attend the Advisory Committee meeting, no public comments will be taken.

On Wednesday, Jan. 27, OPRD will hold a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. in Wilsonville. The location had yet to be announced at press time.

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SPORTSMAN’S PUB-N-GRUB, 34975 BROOTEN ROAD, PACIFIC CITY. 503965-9991. 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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Yamamoto Enters Commissioner Race Pacific City resident announces plans to vie for the Tillamook Co. commissioner seat that will be left vacant when Mark Labhart retires on Dec, 31, 2016

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romising both a fresh voice and an ability to “work harder and smarter at the same time,” Pacific City resident David Yamamoto is throwing his hat into the race to replace Tillamook County Commissioner Mark Labhart when he retires at the end of 2016.

This will mark the second time Yamamoto has asked voters to trust his ability to be a caretaker of the county’s interest as commissioner.

He challenged incumbent Tim Josi in May 2014, but was defeated 2,878 to 2,254 with 20 writeins.

Currently a realtor for the Windermere West office in Pacific City, Yamamoto has been involved in a number of community and government groups since moving to Tillamook County nearly a decade ago. Amongst his service has been as a board member on the Community Planning Advisory Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committee. He has also served on the Oregon Territorial Sea Plan Advisory Committee and been an active member of the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber, which awarded him its “Volunteer of the Year” award in 2012.

He is also currently a member of both the NW Commission on Transportation and the EDC Small Business Advisory Council. Yamamoto also points to his 19 years of experience as a Photo by Tim Hirsch long-term care specialist, experience he says PACIFIC CITY resident David Yamamoto has announced his bid to the county could leverage when dealing with replace Tillamook County Commissioner Mark Labhart when he the area’s aging population. retires at the end of 2016.

“Usually, that type of care is provided by very few. Yet we are impacted to a great extent by the rules family members, but, in Tillamook County, and regulations coming from the state, from the federal we see that when the kids grow up they go off to college government and from international agencies. We definitely somewhere and oftentimes don’t return....With the aging need to make sure that we keep our eyes focused on one population of Tillamook County, senior services currently of our greatest assets and that is right on the shores of Tilis and is going to be a much larger issue as we move forlamook.” ward,” he said.

Yamamoto cites his affinity for the area and desire He said that an other key issues for him is family-wage to give back to the community as key reasons behind his jobs.

“That is probably the major issue with this county,” he decision to enter the race.

“Eveyone’s very friendly and welcoming (in Tillasaid. “In the past, you’ve had your three major industries mook County),” he said. “They really want you to become — you’ve had dairy, forestry and fishing. Now, tourism involved, and I have been. I think I know how Tillamook is really rising rapidly. The first three are more natural County works, and I think I can make a difference. This is environment based when it comes to forestry and fishing such a wonderful place to live, a wonderful place to raise a and dairy. They’ve been under attack from all sides. None family and I want to make it the best place that it can be.” of them are in a situation where they can no longer occur.

If elected, Yamamoto pledged to work closely with They must occur. We need to get the regulation in line with Commissioners Tim Josi and Bill Baertlein. current scientific principles, and I think we can do that.” “(Commissioner Josi) and I have worked very closely Another issue close to Yamamoto’s heart, is the on the short-term rental issue; we worked very closely on county’s ocean resources. the Territorial Sea Plan Advisory Committee,” Yamamoto “When you look at Tillamook County, we’ve got 80 or 90 miles of coastline on the Pacific Ocean,” he said. “When said. “We’ve done lots of good work here in the county. I don’t see my opposition to him in the previous race as a you add up all the counties in the United States, how detriment. I know we can work very closely.” many of them have that amount of ocean coastline? Very,

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Community gathers to fete veterans at Sportsman’s Veterans, their spouses and community members thankful for their service gathered Nov. 11 at Pacific City’s Sportsman’s Pub-n-Grub to fete those who have served our country via the U.S. armed forces during a celebration and potluck, held annually at the favorite watering hole and eatery.

In addition to plenty of food to go around, the event featured a performance by Nestucca Jr.-Sr. High School students Ryleigh Royster (7th grade) and Mariah Graham (8th grade) playing patriotic music on the flute.

Offering a tribute to the veterans of yesterday and today was U.S. Army Major Mike Kirkpatrick, of Cloverdale.

“Veterans Day events such as this one are critical to maintain the linkage between the community

and veterans,” Kirkpatrick told the crowd.

He said that maintaining that community linkage is particularly important given the shrinking number of veterans.

“We are a small group of people that have, at one time in their life, gave their country a blank check that could cover everything up to and including their lives,” Kirkpatrick said. “We have all joined the military for many different reasons. Employment, college money, adventure, discipline, draft, one step ahead of the law and even by a judge’s decision. It doesn’t matter why. It only matters that we served.

We made that sacrifice. We made a choice — voluntary or not — to serve the public even when the public may not have wanted or requested that service.”

ARMY MAJOR MIKE KIRKPATRICK, above right, read a tribute to veteran’s at the Sportman’s Pub-NGrub Veteran’s Day celebration November 11. Nestucca Jr.-Sr. High School students Ryleigh Royster, far right, and Mariah Graham, to the left, provided patriotic flute music at the event.

Photos by Tim Hirsch

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An Eye Opening Experience Lions Club screens youth at Nestucca Jr.-Sr. High School

By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN for the Sun

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THE OAR HOUSE BAR & GRILL hosted a Halloween-themed costume party on Saturday, Oct. 24. Winning top honors at the contest was Pacific City resident Sean Carlton (above) for his impersonation of Caitlyn Jenner. Christian Kidwall won second place as a "Reach the Beach biker who got ran over." The Oar House is located at 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-9657001 for more information.

ew vision screening tools helped the Nestucca Valley Lions Club to lend a little aid to Nestucca Valley Elementary students on Nov. 2. Though the club expected to take most of the day screening so many kids, the event took less than two hours, which they attribute to the new technology, but also the well-behaved subjects.

“We did every single grade, and it was just bing, bang, bing,” said Dorothy Gann, sight and hearing chair.

“The kids were excellent; they were so well behaved and quiet, it was really nice.

The school was amazed how quickly it went; we were out of there before the gym teacher was ready to have PE class, so she was really excited about that.”

School staff can certainly Photo by Gretchen Ammerman take some credit for the good NESTUCCA VALLEY LION’S CLUB 1st Vice President Corrine Paratore behavior, but the Spot Vision uses a Spot Vision Screener to screen a Nestucca Valley Elementary School Screeners, which resemble student’s eyes for vision problems. The Lions used the new technology to polaroid cameras and flash screen every grade in the elementary school on Nov. 2. blue and green lights while scanning, might also have Sight has been part of the Lions Club mission had a slightly mesmerizing since 1925, when a challenge issued by Helen Keller effect on the students. at an annual convention to be involved with vi“Some of the kids smiled like they were on camsion health was accepted by the club. In addition era,” said Gann. to vision screenings, the club has long run a used Because the handheld devices work with light eyeglasses collection campaign. refraction and do not require any feedback for “We collect eyeglasses at the Pacific City post results, shy kids or ones still learning English have office and the Hebo post office,” said Gann, whose a much easier time with the process. This was the volunteer position also includes the clubs public third year the Lions screened for vision issues in hearing health efforts. “We’ve haven’t had an apstudents at Nestucca Elementary, but Nov. 2 was the plication yet for a hearing aid,” she said. “If someone first time they had used the new technology rather does want help with a hearing test and hearing aids, than eye charts. we have a form they can fill out to get approval for “It was on-the-job training,” said Gann. “But they are so simple to use it didn’t take much for us to help from the club.”

The recent vision screening detected possible learn how to use them properly.” vision issues in 11 students. Since early detection Robert Springer, sight and vision chair of the is such a critical component in long-term vision East Albany Lions and former optician, was on site health, Gann noted the participating club members to help train the local Lions on the technology. left feeling good about the day’s efforts.

“It’s way more accurate,” he said. “The old way “We were good little Lions today,” she said. couldn’t detect astigmatism or if the eyes were not To find out more about the Nestucca Valley looking in exactly the same direction. It also picks Lions Club, call 503-965-6004 or email kittyp351@ up differences in size of pupils, so it screens for a lot embarqmail.com. of different things.”

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Reservations are not required, but participants are asked to call the center at 503-965-7900 and provide the number that will be attending in their party and what dish or dishes they plan on contributing for planning purposes.

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Eligible applicants include nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations involved in tourism activities, as well as for-profit tourism-related businesses. The second phase marketing and promotions grant packet is now available with a deadline for submissions of February 15. The amount available for this phase is $69,650.

Grants for non-profit and not-forprofit organizations require a 25 percent match, and awards are given in two increments: 50 percent of total grant awarded at the beginning of the project, and the remaining 50 percent awarded at project completion.

For-profit businesses can apply for up to 50 percent reimbursement grants.

Businesses must first apply and be approved for a grant award, then submit a project completion report prior to receiving reimbursement funds.

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edar Creek Child Care Center & Preschool — soon to be known as the Nestucca Valley Early Learning Center — is in the process of getting a Start Making a Reader Today reading program up off the ground, but is in need of volunteers.

The statewide program that started more than 15 years ago offers young readers a chance to read one-on-one with a volunteer. The program is offered in daycares, Head Start Programs and elementary schools across the state and focuses on pre-kindergarten through third-grade students. It is the state’s largest volunteer reading program with more than 5,000 volunteers Photo courtesy of LuAnn Anderson and reaches 10,000-plus students across the state.

NESTUCCA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students have been reaping the Nestucca Valley Elbenefits of the Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) program for more than ementary School has been 15 years. The program, which pairs adult volunteer readers with students for using the volunteer based one-on-one reading time, is planned to be expanded to Cedar Creek Child Care program since it began Center beginning Nov. 17. Those interested in volunteering can fill out an apand volunteers currently plication at www.getsmartoregon.org. read with kindergarten and director of Cedar Creek and center manager of the first graders every Tuesday, Nestucca Valley Head Start program, said that withnoon-1:30 p.m., from October through May. And out volunteers that can’t be done. What’s needed is that’s a distinction that LuAnn Anderson, site coorfour volunteers — each reading to four students, 15 dinator for NVES’s SMART program, is proud of. minutes each, on Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m. Another two “As soon as SMART was set up in the state, readers will be needed to serve the six students in Nestucca Valley Elementary jumped on board and (was) one of the first schools to adopt the program,” preschool.

To volunteer for the program, the biggest thing she said. that is required is a commitment to the designated Nestucca Valley Elementary currently has 10 reading day. reader volunteers who are committed to reading “This helps the children to be able to develop a with kindergarten and first-grade students weekly. close bond with the reader and to help them build “I have some very long time readers,” Anderson that relationship,” says Anderson. said. “Some of them have been reading as long as Those interested in volunteering must also fill 15 years and they are fabulous. I also have great out a background check, which can be done by teachers, administrative staff and school secretary. visiting www.getsmartoregon.org or by dropping by They are very supportive of the program so I really for a paper application.

An hour’s worth of training appreciate that and that makes my job easier.” is another prerequisite.

SMART is geared to help children develop a Wilkinson previously worked as the Northwest strong love for reading and build positive healthy Oregon Area Manager for SMART and helped revive relationships with the adults who read with them. the Tillamook County SMART programs, including “We don’t teach kids how to read, but rather Nestucca Valley Elementary School. During her time encourage kids to want to read, to find joy in readat SMART, they created a K-SMART and eventually ing and finding that connection with the adult,” a Pre-K SMART program, targeting younger stuAnderson adds. dents.

When she began at Cedar Creek, she started Michael Finlay SMART program manager for the program with students from the Honor Society the Northwest area office says the goal is to turn group at the high school. Unfortunately, schedules students into “lifelong readers and lifelong learnand transportation made it difficult to get those stuers.” dents this year. Now that they have added the Head “If they love reading and love books that will Start program to the building, they have an added encourage them to read more and develop those 20 Pre-K readers to the program. reading skills which will help them in other subject

The SMART reading program also offers areas,” he said. books to their student readers twice a month.

The time spent with the adult also builds a close “The children are allowed to choose their own relationship between the child and adult. This bond book each time,” Anderson says. “The giving of the and positive experience with reading can help a child develop a love for reading and learning as they books is a way for the program to offer the children a way to build their own personal at-home library, continue to grow. which helps to promote reading at home.”

Nestucca Valley Elementary volunteers read for The program, which will be run under Wilkin30 minutes one-on-one with each reader reaching son’s leadership, is expected to start Nov. 17. She is about three children each Tuesday. However, the encouraging the public to come out to volunteer Cedar Creek Child Care Center Pre-K students will for this program and help Cedar Creek get it off the only read for 15 minutes every Tuesday. ground and running.

According to Anderson, all Nestucca Valley El“This building was put here by the community, ementary readers will be able to read at Cedar Creek and is a non-profit,” she says. “We love to have Child Care Center if interested in working with the community members act as a part of our success.

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Helping preschoolers learn to love books is a fun Cedar Creek Child Care Center is eager to get and important way to do that.” their program off the ground, but Diane Wilkinson, Page 14 • Pacific City SUN • November 13, 2015

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Lady Bobcats finish 4-7 for the season

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hough the Nestucca Lady Bobcats did not win their last game, they went down with a fight and finished 4-7 for the season.

The volleyball team lost in three sets to the Vernonia Loggers in the first round of the district playoffs.

“We lost 3-0, but we played hard until the very end,” said head coach Amy Elder. “We used strong serving and attacks throughout the game. We played great defense and frustrated the other team with our smart plays.”

The young team got off to a rocky start from the beginning as they had lost six starters last year and most of the current players did not have any varsity experience. The team consisted of four seniors, four juniors and three freshmen.

“We started out slow in the season, but by the end, all the girls had improved quite a bit and they had gained a lot of confidence,” said Elder.

“Everybody on my team is a key player,” she added. “We have a secondteam, all-league libero and an outside hitter who received honorable mention this year. They were great this year, but they would not have been able to

perform well without their teammates.

Even the girls on the bench help us during every game and are an integral part of every game.”

The teamwork that the team exhibited could be seen on and off of the court.

“You could tell that they enjoyed each other and playing together,” said Elder. “It was fun to watch them — many members of the community commented to me that they were impressed with how well the girls played together and were positive with each other. Volleyball is extremely team-oriented and without great teamwork skills, it’s impossible to win any games, but they were an amazing team. They were always positive and supportive of each other.”

It was that same teamwork that secured the Lady Bobcats a win against Delphian, in what Elder calls the team’s “best game of the season.”

“They were the number one team on our side of the league, and we were ranked number 4. We played them at their place, which is traditionally a hard place to play. We beat them 3-0, which no other team on our side of the league was able to accomplish.

“That game really gave the girls a confidence boost and was the highlight of our season,” she said.

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Every phone in the system had a distinctive ring and number of rings designating your line. This also enabled you to figure out who else was getting a call on your line. Not only did the operator know everything, so did most of the neighbors.

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bought the J.E. Telephone Company and it was then sold to Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1907. In 1901, there were 29 telephones in Tillamook. In 1911, there were 266 phones. In 1959, there were 3,629.

Mrs. Frankie Berry, an early operator, she said that the most important messages she handled were the cheese telegrams, which came from San Francisco, Los Angeles and other California cities. Three operators worked the day shift and one the night shift. Operators were paid $30 a month and worked a 10-hour day with no extra for overtime. Mrs. Berry recalled riding the stagecoach to Portland so she could meet with another telephone operator.

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD provides gift-filled shoeboxes to children living in poverty in more than 150 countries and territories. Drop off locations for the November 14 collection date in South Tillamook County are Pacific Coast Bible Church, 35220 Brooten Road, Pacific City and Healing Waters Bible Church, 41505 Oretown Road, Cloverdale.

Making a Difference On Sunday, Nov. 15, two South Tillamook County churches will join more than 4,000 other locations around the country serving as a drop off spot for gift-filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project that gets Christmas gifts into the hands of children living in poverty all around the world that might not receive anything otherwise. Members of both churches, along with the Spurs N Saddles 4-H Club, have been busy at work filling boxes themselves.

Pacific Coast Bible Church, 35220 Brooten Road, Pacific City, and Healing Waters Bible Church, 41505 Oretown Road, Cloverdale, are drop-off spots in South Tillamook County.

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Since 1993, they have delivered gift-filled shoeboxes to more than 124 million children in more than 150 countries and territories. For many children, it is the first gift they have ever received.

This year, residents in the United States hope to contribute 8.6 million

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To learn more about what types of items to include in a shoebox – most contain hygiene items, toys, books, and school supplies – visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ. Contributors can also write notes of encouragement to go along with the gift items. For those missing the November 14 collection date, there is still time to “fill” a personalized shoebox online. Simply visit the website and select items to be included in a giftbox from you.

Using special tracking technology, participants can follow their shoebox to discover where in the world their gift is delivered by using a form found at www.samaritanspurse.org/occ. Many givers have formed “penpal” types of relationships with their recipients this way.

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Second-generation firefighter John Eckhardt, who has doused flames and responded to medical emergencies for those within the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District for more than four decades may be retired, but lending a helping hand through his volunteer fire service is one thing he’s adverse to giving up.

“I have a hard time saying ‘no,’” he says. “As I get older it’s a little easier, but I’m hanging on to the things I value most — like (volunteering for) the fire district.”

Since joining the district in 1968, Eckhardt has volunteered his services for 12 different chiefs and has served as captain of the Beaver station. During that time, he’s been a firefighter for 47 years and an EMT for 40.

Currently a resident of Sand Lake, Eckhardt grew up in Beaver and Blaine. He semi-retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 2005, choosing to fight summer wildfires until last summer when he retired for good.

But that doesn’t mean he’s taking it easy — he has maintained his fire service certifications and will continue to serve the district as an EMT and firefighter, though he doesn’t do interior fires at this stage in his life.

“That’s for the younger generation,” he says. “We need more of the younger generation here.”

Though he lamented the shortage of volunteers in today’s society, he says serving in the fire district is still rewarding. He points to the camaraderie of firefighters and the ability to help people in need as reasons to volunteer for the district.

“The family of firefighters is just as strong today as it was 40 years ago,” he says. “There was just more of us back then.”

Still, he says there is need for more.

“I’d love to see more volunteers,” he added. “We’re hurting for people and our call volume is continually climbing every year. We need someone that’s motivated to learn. It takes a special person to volunteer.”

Once in the fold though, he says the district has done a great job of getting volunteers ready to fight fires, serve medical needs and save lives.

“The administration we’ve got now is heavy on training,” he says.

“We’ve got a well trained group of firefighters. We have a lot of trust amongst each other and everyone can do the job and do it well. A lot of that falls back to the training we’re getting now.”

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OPENING RECEPTION: ‘THE BOUNTIFUL LENS’ Nov. 13, 5-7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Exhibit of five photographers from Oregon, Washington, and Minnesota showcasing their ‘art about agriculture.’ Call 541-994-9994.

KARAOKE Nov. 13 & 14, 9 p.m.-midnight. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-965-6001.

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FRED BASSETT & SONYA KAZEN Nov. 14, 4-6 p.m. Stimulus Espresso Cafe, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Fred and Sonya perform folk music. Call 503-965-4661.

MONOPOLY BOARD GAME NIGHT Nov. 14, 7-9 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St. Board games, auction, photo booth, hors d’oeuvres and dessert. BYO beer and wine. For 21 and older only. Wear “formal” attire. $10 admission. Call 503-377-9620.

‘HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS’ FUNDRAISER Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Musical evening with appetizers, wine, desserts, and raffle items. $45 donation suggested. All donations welcome. 503-965-6011.

SCIENCE PUB ON BATS Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m. Pelican Pub & Brewery, 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Updates from Nestucca, Neskowin & Sand Lake Watersheds Council. Learn about bat ecology and research on 15 species found in Oregon. For information, call 503-965-2200.

PACIFIC CITY-WOODS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Presentation by Tom Stieber on county wide short term rentals. Visit www.pacificcitywoodscpac.org.

ANNUAL TILLAMOOK COUNTY FARM BUREAU MEETING & DINNER Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Port of Tillamook Officer’s Mess Hall, 6825 Officers Row. Tickets $15 per person – call 503842-4577, 503-842-3074, or 503-801-0961.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD MEETING Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, 4303 Third St. Contact 503-842-8222 ext. 1420.

‘MOTION IN COMMOTION’ Nov. 17, 3:45-5 p.m. OSU Extension Office, 2204 Fourth St., Tillamook. National Youth Science Day activity/experiments for youths ages 9 and above. Contact Nancy Kershaw at 503-842-3433 or nancy.kershaw@ oregonstate.edu.

AUTUMN FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m. OSU Extension Office, 2204 Fourth St., Tillamook. For adults and youth third grade or above – make and take home an autumn flower arrangement. $20 pre-registration fee; $10 for 4-H members. Contact Joy Jones at 503-842-3433 or joy.jones@oregonstate. edu.

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Lincoln City Outlets, 1500 SE East Devils Lake Rd. $5 one-day admission includes tastings. Children 12 and under free.

MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE Tuesdays, Nov. 17 & 24, 11 a.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. For ages 0-36 months and their caretakers. Pre-reading skills and playing. Call 503-965-6163.

WOMEN’S CLUB OF MANZANITA/ NO. CO. SALE Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pine Grove Community Club, 225 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Contact Phyllis Scott at 503-368-7279.

AFTER SCHOOL STORY TIME Wednesdays, Nov. 18, 4 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. For grade school students. Call 503-965-6163.

BIRDING FIELD TRIP Nov. 14, 9 a.m. Cascade Head Ranch River House, take Three Rocks Rd. from Hwy. 101 and turn right on Savage Rd. Free birding and photography field trip with Audubon Society of Lincoln City. For more information contact 541-992-9720.

KIDS AUTUMN FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS Nov. 18, 3:30-5 p.m. OSU Extension Office, 2204 Fourth St., Tillamook. For youth third grade or above – make and take home an autumn flower arrangement. $10 for 4-H members. Contact Joy Jones at 503-8423433 or joy.jones@oregonstate.edu.

ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST Nov. 15, 8 a.m.-noon. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St. Adults $5, children $2.50, members $1 off. Call 503377-9620.

‘DUCKY AT DAWN’ Nov. 15, 7:45 a.m. Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Free geese watching walk. Turn off Hwy. 101 onto Christensen Rd. six miles south of Pacific City. Contact Lee Sliman at 503-812-6392.

NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Call 503-392-3194.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 2001 Laurel Ave. Contact 503-842-3416.

BINGO Wednesdays, Nov. 18 & 25, 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.

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LIVE MUSIC: LUNKER Nov. 21, 10 p.m. Sportsman’s Pub-N-Grub, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Birthday party for Sarah Lewis and fundraiser for Pacific City’s Community Park. Lunker plays progressive rock, funk, and fusion. For more information, contact 503-965-6001.

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NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING Nov. 20, 11:45 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Lunch is $6. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, contact Joani Moore, 503-965-3681.

MONDAY MUSICAL: KEN LAVIGNE Nov. 22, 2 p.m. Tillamook High School Auditorium, 2605 12th St. Canadian tenor Ken Lavigne. Advance tickets $25 adults and $20 students, at the door $30 adults and $25 students. Contact 503-457-8865.

LIVE MUSIC: ERIC SAPPINGTON Nov. 20, 4-6 p.m. Stimulus Espresso Cafe, 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Eric Sappington performs folk music. Call 503-965-4661.

MYSTERY AND MAGIC ART SHOW Nov. 20. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita.

Art show celebrates the mysterious and magical. Call 503-368-3846.

KEN LAVIGNE: THE ROAD TO CARNEGIE HALL Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Canadian tenor Ken Lavigne. Advance tickets $18; at the door $20. Contact 541-994-9994.

MANZANITA FILM SERIES Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Screening of “Cold Weather.” Refreshments available. Call 503-368-3846.

KARAOKE Nov. 20 & 21, 9 p.m.-midnight. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-965-6001.

WRITING WORKSHOP: ELEMENTS OF SUSPENSE Nov. 21, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Led by Deborah Reed. Details TBD. Call 503-368-3846.

GOSPEL TRIO Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St. Free and open to the public. Call 503-377-9620.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m. Tillamook Adventist School gym, 4300 12th st. Fun and games. Contact 503-842-6533.

CASA BINGO FUNDRAISER Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Port of Tillamook Bay Officers’ Mess Hall, 6825 Officers Row. Bingo, raffles, 50/50, snacks, beer and wine, and desserts. $20 tickets – receive two drink tickets and two bingo cards. For ages 21 and over.

Contact Andrea Goss at 503-812-8959.

UNITED PAWS ADOPTATHON Nov. 21, noon-3 p.m. Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 Third St. See cats, kittens, and dogs for adoption.

Contact 503-842-5663 or visit www.unitedpaws.org for information or advance adoption.

MANZANITA WRITERS’ SERIES: RENE DENFELD Nov. 21, 7 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Rene Denfeld will read from her book, “The Enchanted.” Call 503-368-3846.

‘DUCKY AT DAWN’ Nov. 22, 8 a.m. Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Free geese watching walk. Turn off Hwy. 101

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LEGO DAYS Nov. 25, 4 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Call 503-965-6163.

CLOVERDALE COMMITTEE MEETING Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m. The Lions Den, Cloverdale. Call 503-392-4340.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Nov. 25, 10 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 2001 Laurel Ave. Contact 503-842-3416.

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING POTLUCK Nov. 26, 1 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Turkey, potatoes, stuffing provided. Please bring a side and dessert to share. Call 503-965-7900 with the number in your party and what you are bringing.

ROCKAWAY BEACH CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING Nov. 27, 6 p.m. Rockaway Beach Wayside, S. First Ave. Caroling, and refreshments. The public is invited to bring canned food for the food bank and homemade waterproof ornaments to put on the tree. Contact 503355-2291.

KARAOKE Nov. 27 & 28, 9 p.m.-midnight. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-965-6001.

HOLIDAY GIFT FAIR Nov. 27 & 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rockaway Beach City Hall, 276 S. Hwy. 101. Music, food, and fun. Free admission. Contact 503-355-2291.

OPEN HOUSE & HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP SALE Nov. 27-29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Garibaldi Museum, 112 Garibaldi Ave. Contact 503-322-8411.

‘SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS’ Nov. 27 & 28, 7 p.m. and Nov. 29, 2 p.m. Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy St., Tillamook. Adult themes – caution for children under age 12. Tickets on sale at Diamond Art Jewelers, 307 Main Ave., 503-842-7940.

SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE Nov. 28, noon-3 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of STCL in their current building. Contact 503-9656163 for more information.

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The drought has ended Rain, rising waters fuel river salmon fishing season

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he big Nestucca River has been performing very well. Since the heavy rains of more than a week ago, the Nestucca River has fished just about as well as it ever has. Salmon are being harvested from First Bridge in Beaver to Cloverdale. It was a long time coming with the refusal of any significant rains all through October, but the drought has ended. Once the rains began, tidewater fishing ended abruptly and all of the attention shifted to the rivers. So far, it has not been a disappointment with lots of salmon to go around. I’m hearing that most folks are getting their limits and more.

Fished from a boat, favorite methods include back-bouncing baits like eggs and sand shrimp, pulling diversand-bait, pulling wrapped plugs like the K15 and K16 Kwikfish, and, of course, bobber and baits. Fished from the bank, favorite methods are drift fishing bait, bobbers and bait, or spinner fishing.

Be careful — we are fishing fall chinook salmon. They can be finclipped or wild and you may retain two a day. We also have a small number of chum salmon in the Nestucca this season, and they are illegal to retain. You can identify them by the purple and green striping running up and down from bellies to top. Also, there are a fair number of coho showing up; they are also illegal to harvest.

On page 13 of the 2015 Oregon fishing regulations, you will find a very good identification chart for coho and chinook salmon. I highly recommend you pick up a copy to study if you are unsure how to identify the two species.

It seems odd, since we have them in our waters, but there are no pictures of chum salmon in the ODFW regulations. There are, however, pictures of Atlantic salmon — go figure.

Fall salmon season in the rivers should remain strong through November. Look for the rivers to charge up with new fresh salmon each time we get major rain storms. There will still be fall salmon caught well into December, but the numbers will dwindle by mid-December.

We have seen the first of the winter steelhead in the Nestucca and Three Rivers just caught over the last couple of days. No numbers yet as there’s just a few showing up. That will improve as we get to the end of November. Quite a few folks are tired of salmon fishing — after all, we have been doing it since springer season started in May. There was the ocean salmon fishery, then the tidewater salmon fishery, and currently the fall rivers salmon fisheries. So it is no surprise that a lot of folks are looking forward to winter steelhead.

The Three Rivers hatchery run will be the first to show and will likely run through December. The Nestucca run of steelhead will come a little later as they usually start making their appearance in January.

For now and the next few weeks we will be concentrating on the fall chinook. I expect the numbers to stay strong for at least the next three weeks.

Prepare yourselves as the day after Thanksgiving is traditionally a big fishing day on the river for fall chinook. It would seem like while all the women folk hit the black Friday Christmas sales, the men folk take the opportunity of a day off to hit the river for some fun fishing.

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OCEANFRONT!

BEAUTIFUL CRAFTSMAN!

LOOKOUT ROOM THAT SERVES AS 3RD BDRM GREAT RENTAL HISTORY

1-LEVEL, 3 BED HOME NESTLED IN SAND DUNES ATTENTION TO DETAIL!

PERFECTLY MAINTAINED! GATED COMMUNITY, JUST STEPS TO BEACH

GENERATES OVER $44K IN RENTAL INCOME – WOW! 3 BED / 3 BATH

5 BED / 4 BATH HOME W/ BEAUTIFUL WOODWORK CLEAR FIR FLOORING

PERFECT VACATION RENTAL ACROSS ST. FROM OCEAN PLENTY OF ROOM

GORGEOUS DETAIL WITH 4 LARGE SUITES, PLUS OWNER QUARTERS

LCMLS 15-532

LCMLS 15-532

LCMLS 15-1

LCMLS 15-2483

LCMLS 15-1750

LCMLS 15-1994

Pacific City

Pacific City

$356,000

$438,000

Otis

$369,000

Pacific City

$454,000

Pacific City

Pacific City

$369,000

$459,000

Otis

$372,900

Pacific City

$549,000

Pacific City

Otis

$395,000

$649,000

Neskowin Village $499,999

Pacific City

$569,000

Pacific City

$398,000

Pacific City $499,500 (residential) LCMLS 14-2302

The perfect Christmas gift for the whole family!

Limited number of shares available.

888.965.7779 • KiwandaCottages.com Own 3 weeks per year - FOREVER • Top Quality Finishes in A+ Location • Professionally Managed & Maintained Mary J. Jones Principal Broker & Owner

503-550-7194

Becky Kirkendall

Courtney Fields

Shae Lambert

Amanda Graves

Real Estate Broker

Real Estate Broker

Real Estate Broker

Real Estate Broker

503-701-1103

503-428-7733

503-703-8299

971-212-7131

www.ShorepineProperties.com

Our office is located at the entrance to Shorepine Village – just 1/2 mile South of the Pelican Pub and Cape Kiwanda

888-965-7801