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Vol. 14, No. 334 • January 17, 2020 • FREE!
Beltz Dike: Workshop to address fish fish passage
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DOROTHY HORN, a PhD candidate at Portland State University, will share her research findings durng a Jan. 30 science pub titled “Marine Debris and Microplastics in our Watersheds,” at Pelican Brewing – Pacific City.
Troubled Seas Science pub set for Jan. 30, will focus on marine debris
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS are hosting a workshop on Jan. 27 that will give the public the chance to weigh-in on an upcoming decision by Oregon Parks & Recreation District, who is considering options for fish passage at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area. For full story, see page 4.
Enrollment at Nestucca Valley School District reaches 10-year high By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun
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estucca Valley School District Superintendent Misty Wharton is reporting that the district’s enrollment — at 500 — is the highest it has been in a decade. “In about 2007, when we had the economic downturn, we also had an enrollment down turn (and families left for) jobs in the valley,” she told
members of the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 7. “They’re coming back this direction, which is encouraging.” Wharton also said that the district is making strides financially and recently was able to increase the contingency fund built into its budget. “In the last decade, the district has carried about a 2 percent contingency, which, if we were in the state of California, the state would have taken us over
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as a school district,” she said. “That’s not strong fiscal practice. So, the board has really made that a goal to remedy that in the last three years. I’m happy to say we’ve approved a 12 percent contingency, which is much healthier, and, if I play my budgeting role correctly, we’re not going to see any reduction anytime soon. In fact, we’re going to be able to add quite a few programs — especially with the Student Success Act and things that are going on at the state level.”
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cientist Dorothy Horn will present “Marine Debris and Microplastics in our Watersheds,” during Jan. 30 science pub at Pelican Brewing – Pacific City. The Thursday evening event will run 6-8 p.m. Admission is free. Hosted by the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council, the event offers the public the chance to learn about Horn’s research findings from her studies as a PhD candidate at Portland State University where she is studying the impacts of microplastics on nearshore marine organisms. Horn’s research is funded by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, financial assistance that has allowed her to investigate shoreline plastic pollution in Oregon, California, Hawaii and elsewhere in the Pacific Ocean. In her presentation, Horn will present some of her research findings, as well as look into how marine debris impacts coastal ecosystems and marine organisms. As part of the science pub, she will seek to share ways the public can make changes to help with the problem of plastic pollution. For more information about the upcoming NNSL Watersheds Council science pub, call 503-9652200 or visit nestuccawaters.org. For venue information, call 503965-7007 or visit pelicanbrewing. com.