Pacific City Sun, January 31, 2020

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Bridge projects improve fish passage

OPRD details Sitka Sedge alternatives being considered............4

Community Center awarded VTC grant

Tillamook County dealing with issues caused by data breach............. 6

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Feasting on Art ‘Art’s Desire’ set for Feb. 8

Watersheds Council leads Salmon SuperHwy projects at Bear Creek, Jewel Creek Page 8

UPCOMING

Miro Quartet to play Feb. 9 in Neskowin

Quartet promises all-Beethoven Neskowin Chamber Music concert at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma Page 11

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Siletz Tribal Charitable Fund, Diack Ecology Educational Program award grants to NVS Page 15

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YOUR ART’S DESIRE: A Celebration of Art, Wine & Chocolate, will return to Kiawanda Community Center on Feb.8, 6-8:30 p.m.

The event is a fundraiser for the Community Arts Project’s Art Literacy Program.

Admission is $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Visit communityartsproject.net.

VTC awards more than $100,000 Grants awarded to 13 local organizations and businesses including Pacific City’s Kiawanda Community Center

Visit Tillamook Coast announced on Jan. 19 that it had awarded more than $100,000 to 13 applicants — including the Kiawanda Community Center — in its annual distribution of grant funding for tourism-related projects.

Each year, the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (Visit Tillamook Coast) provides $100,000 in grant funding for tourism-related projects. This year, the organization received 23 applications totaling nearly $180,000. According to TCVA, the applications were carefully reviewed, scored and ranked by its board of directors. Thirteen of the applicants received full or partial funding, for a total of $100,299.

The lone recipient in South Tillamook County, Kiawanda Community Center, was awarded $3,000 for search engine optimization and a Google rankings campaign for their website.

The remaining 12 organizations and businesses receiving grants were: Food Roots ($10,000 for website content development on local farms/farmers, website design, photography, signage, social media outreach, branded giveaways), North County Recreation District ($8,000 for promotion of off-season music events), Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad ($9,800 for off-season promotions to

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THE KIAWANDA COMMUNITY CENTER was amongst 13 organizations and businesses awarded grants from the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association. KCC was awarded $3,000 for their web site.

increase ridership), Tillamook Estuaries Partnership ($10,000 for the Explore Nature series), Tillamook History Alliance ($5,723 for the redesign and printing of the z-card, representing all museum and cultural organizations), Tillamook Chamber of Commerce ($10,000 for a series of video blogs to encourage visitors to Tillamook), Garibaldi Maritime Museum ($10,000 for a new website, SEO, photography, Google Ad campaign, social media outreach and public relations), Friends of Netarts Bay -WEBS ($4,000 for brochure, spring mailer, calendar of public events and social media outreach), Lower Nehalem Valley Trust ($8,000 for communications about Cape Falcon Marine Reserve), Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation ($7,370 for a new spring team sports event), Art Accelerated ($8,350 for a digital

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“Grant submissions included a wide variety of projects, and with so many submissions — more than ever for a single grant round — much discussion took place in the decisions to award funding,” said Nan Devlin, executive director of Tillamook Coast Visitors Association. “We would liked to have given every applicant funding to do their projects; however, we are encouraging organizations to re-apply when the 2021 grant round opens later this year.”

Since 2015, Tillamook Coast Visitors Association has awarded more than $500,000 in funding to county businesses and organizations.

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MERIDIAN RESTAURANT & BAR, 33000 CAPE KIWANDA DR., PACIFIC CITY. 503-483-3000. Sustenance from the Sea. Tuck into the catch of the day and dishes sourced from Northwest farms and purveyors at Meridian. Exposed beams, Oregon hardwoods and sky-high windows create a stylish but relaxed dining experience. Join us for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or call us to arrange a private event. Make reservations on Open Table.

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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.

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Determining the fate of the dike OPRD is pondering the future of Beltz Dike and promising to choose one of four alternatives to replace the current failing tide gate

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun Representatives from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department updated the community and elected officials on the process of selecting a solution for the failing tide gate at Sitka Sedge State Natural area during a workshop held on Jan. 27 at Kiawanda Community Center. The current tide gate, which is located in Beltz Dike, reportedly has missing boards and significant erosion.

“It’s allowing a lot of water to pass through it currently,” explained Noel Bacheller, state parks botanist, in his opening remarks about the issue. “The box culvert itself that the tide gate is attached to appears to be compromised.

If you stand on the inboard side of the dike and look at the wing walls of it, (you can see) water rushing in from the sides — not just from the end. There’s some significant structural issues with the tide gate and culvert. The tide gate is undersized. It’s a 4- by 4-foot opening and it can back up significant water during storm events. A really large storm event coinciding with a large tidal event can back up water for seven days.”

He noted simply repairing the tide gate isn’t being considered because doing so would trigger federal fish and state passage rules. Instead, following a multi-year process that included two hydrology studies, as well as habitat change modeling, characterization of existing habitat and wildlife values, examination of recreational use and water quality characteristics, and the development of a technical team to review all the information and research, OPRD is considering four alternatives.

The alternatives are 1) taking no action, 2) breaching the dike, 3) replacing the existing tide gate with a modern, muted tidal regulator set to close at either seven or eight feet, and 4) a breaching of the old dike and construction of a setback dike (with modern tide gate) constructed closer to Tierra Del Mar. Each of the proposed alternatives has its own pros and cons both for the ecosystem it would promote and for the wildlife that environment would be ideal for.

“There are winners and losers ecologically for any of these decisions,” said Trevor Taylor, OPRD stewardship section manager. “(In a given scenario), you

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OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT is in the process of selecting an alternative to replace the tide gate at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area (above) and led a discussion on the topic at a Jan. 27 workshop (at right) at Kiawanda Community Center.

OPRD is expected to make a decision on which of four alternatives it chooses by the end of February.

might have Coho benefit, but you might have neotropical songbirds not benefit, or (you might have) wading birds benefit, but mollusks might not benefit.”

Taking no action was not given much credence as officials said the current tide gate is going to eventually fail, and, when that happens, it would have to be replaced or another solution arrived upon.

“Basically, the existing tide gate is the worst fish passage barrier among all the alternatives,” said Taylor. “It’s very likely to collapse in the near future. It causes extreme stormwater retention and elevated groundwater in Tierra Del Mar, and it results in inundation of private property during large storm and tide events.”

DIKE BREACH ALTERNATIVE The tentative proposal for the dike breach alternative is to create an opening in the dike that would measure 40 feet wide at the bottom and 80 feet at the top, though it could be bigger or smaller depending on design criteria agreed upon should this alternative move forward. According to Bacheller, a breach would result in a quick flushing out of the estuary but would also mean frequent inundation of areas with an elevation between eight and 12 feet — including two private properties at the north end of Tierra Del Mar. “The pros (for this option) is it

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Taylor also noted that a dike breach would also lead to an incrase of flooding on Sandlake Road and would impact the current recreation at Sitka Sedge.

“The current recreation uses the dike to cross the estuary to get out to the ocean side,” he added. “We would have to have a re-evaluation of how we manage recreation on the site — whether we build a bridge or some type of boardwalk or some other different type of system (for that access).”

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to be built to current FEMA standards,” he said. “It has stormwater drainage to Tierra Del Mar that’s comparable to the modern tide gate scenario so water leaving the community would be at a similar rate.”

However, the construction would present some challenges.

“It would be constructed through high-value wetland habitat,” Taylor said. “(And) it would have recreation impact, which is not insignificant. The access would need to be considered. We’d be talking about a large bridge or possibly moving access to some type of boardwalk system that kind of crosses the estuary or maybe even on the levy.”

The setback dike option would also be the most expensive to construct, but Taylor said that with price estimates ranging from $1.5 million to $2 million, the difference in price isn’t expected to be a significant limiting factor. Further, the estimates do not take into account maintenance costs or the cost to re-work recreational access.

COMMUNITY CONCERNS Tierra Del Mar residents and members of the technical committee shared their concerns during the meeting, concerns that ranged from worries about it affecting resident’s septic systems to fears that it could have unintended consequences — especially as it relates to protection from flooding.

NEXT STEPS ORPD said that they expect to make a decision by the end of February. Still, even once a decision is made, officials say there’ll still be opportunity for any concerns to be addressed as there are numerous design criteria yet to be decided upon that surround each of the options.

Those that would like to share their input in advance of the selection of an alternative are invited by OPRD to do so by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ sitkadike by Feb. 21.

OPRD says that they will use feedback as they consider the options, but that the purpose of the survey isn’t to simply tally votes and pick the one that comes out on top. Rather, OPRD says they will choose the option best for the long-term future of the park, but that thoughts provided by those in the neighborhood are one part of the decision.

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with the current situation. As well, it would create freshwater habitats because it would not let saltwater in above the seven-foot mark.

“You (would) have sea water coming in up to a certain point (dictated by the seven-foot closure) every day, and, then, that’s it,” Taylor explained. “It doesn’t go farther, and above that, you still have freshwater inputs. So, ecologically you’re going to have this distinct line where you have this estuary habitat and then you’ll have this freshwater habitat above (it).”

He noted that this would be a different situation than what occurs now.

“The current situation — or a dike breach — (provides) something that’s a little bit more natural (as it) will have differing tides. The tides will come in short sometimes, they’ll come in farther sometimes. That dynamic ecosystem really creates different benefits for different types of wildlife.”

He said a con of a modern tide gate with a seven-foot closure would be that because it keeps water in the channel, it wouldn’t “really improve the estuarine habitat.”

“It has reduced salmonid rearing habitat relative to all the other scenarios,” Taylor added.

MODERN TIDE GATE – 8-FT CLOSURE On the other hand, if OPRD were to go with an eight-foot modern tide gate, the increased water flow would allow for more interaction with the flood plain.

However, Taylor said that it still would have “no or really minor improvement over the estuarine habitat (of) the current situation.”

“It would have intermediate quality juvenile salmonid foraging habitat, so it’s kind of the middle one,” he said. “It’s better than the seven-foot (tide gate) for sure, (but it’s) not as good as some of the other alternatives.”

Taylor also said that, under this alternative, wetland communities would be similar to what they are now but that above nine feet, plant communities would start to become upland communities.

SETBACK DIKE/BREACH OLD DIKE Taylor said that if a setback dike were to be constructed, it would have fish passage and habitat benefits second only to the breach scenarios.

“Tides could come in naturally in this entire area (and) it provides a higher level of protection to Tierra Del Mar than the existing dike because it would need

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Data breach cripples services of Tillamook County

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun Tillamook County is continuing to address the fallout from a data security breach that was first discovered by officials on Jan. 22.

In the wake of the data breach, officials shut down all computers. The shut down also took out phone service for virtually all offices as the county uses a computer-controlled VoIP phone system.

According to Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Gordon McCraw, the malware attack resulted in many of the county’s servers being encrypted. However, he said that because once the county’s information technology Photo by Tim Hirsch department saw something amiss and took action, not TILLAMOOK COUNTY services have been impacted by a data security breach that was discovered on Jan. 22. all servers and backups were encrypted. authorized Arete to begin negotiations phone system back up.”

“What (the data breach) did is on the county’s behalf to get the encrypMcCraw said the impact on county encrypt our files so that you cannot see tion key. He said it was unknown how services has varied and has depended on them,” McCraw said. long negotiations might take to get the the department and how they normally And cracking that encryption would encryption key. do the bulk of their business. be a monumental task without the deDuring the outage, many of the “It has impacted some departments cryption key, he said. county departments have been able to that rely heavily on computers more than “According to information provided enact workarounds in the absence of others that don’t,” he said. “Public Works, by law enforcement, it would take about computer and phone service. But now, re- (for example) go out in the field. While 12 years to decrypt data without a decryp- ported McCraw during a Jan. 30 interview they do have contract work (that relies tion key.” with the Sun, phone service has been on computers), a great amount of work is To help them address the cyber atrestored to most, if not all, phones. done outside the office.” tack, Tillamook County enlisted the help “It was determined that the servHe also pointed to work arounds that of Lewis Brisbois, a data privacy and ers that controlled the phone were not some departments have been able to encyber security firm, and Arete, a digital encrypted,” he said. “Because it was not act. A case in point, he said, is the library, forensic team. McCraw said that during encrypted, we were able to bring that which checked out books via a paper trail the week of Jan. 27-31, Tillamook County (server) back up, which brought the instead of scanning books.

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ODFW seeks candidate to represent ocean fishing interests The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking qualified applicants to fill a seat on the Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia.

This seat will represent ocean fishing interests. Interested individuals must apply by March 2 at https://oregonocean. info/index.php/ocean-documents/oahhypox/1989-oah-council-fish-application-01-2020-final/file.

The ideal candidate will be a resident of Oregon that is able to effectively represent Oregon’s interests in ocean fishing through their participation in either recreational or commercial fisheries. Desirable attributes include involvement with these interests on the coast, involvement with management of these resources and previous experience being a representative of a larger group on a board, commission or council.

The Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia was created by the Oregon Legislature in 2017 to ensure a coordinated and effective response to the threats of ocean acidification and hypoxia to Oregon’s cultural and commercial ocean resources. The council

is co-led by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State University and is comprised of representatives from Oregon State agencies, the Governor, the Oregon Ocean Science Trust, Oregon Sea Grant, a conservation organization, shellfish mariculture interests, fishing interests, the academic research community, and Oregon tribes.

The council will review activities advancing knowledge of and adaptation to the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia on Oregonians and make recommendations on additional measures that Oregon should take to prepare for future impacts.

Council members will meet approximately quarterly to identify the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia, recommend state priorities and actions to adapt and mitigate to the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia, and leverage opportunities to build collaborations, including among the groups represented in the council membership.

Council members will be volunteers, however, council-related expenses will be reimbursed.

LGGP now accepting applications for park projects The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department recently announced that the Local Government Grant Program is now accepting applications for the 2020 grant cycle. The LGGP helps local government agencies fund outdoor park and recreation areas and facilities and acquire property for park purposes.

Approximately $6 million in reimbursement funds are available for the 2020 cycle.

Cities, counties, metropolitan service districts, park and recreation districts, and port districts are all eligible to apply for funds. Program grants are split into large, small and planning categories.

The deadline for large grants is April 1, small grants are due May 1 and planning grants must be submitted by May 15.

To access the LGGP application online, visit oprdgrants.org. New applicants

must first request an account via the website before they are granted application access.

Two workshops will be held in February to help new and returning applicants navigate the application process and learn about the program. An online webinar workshop is scheduled for Feb. 12, 10 a.m. - noon, and an in-person workshop on Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-noon, in Salem. Information presented at both workshops will be the same. Registration is required. To register, contact Mark Cowan, Grant Program coordinator, at mark.cowan@oregon.gov.

Additional information about the LGGP, including the grant manual, application instructions and program schedule is also on oprdgrants.org.

The LGGP is administered by OPRD. The program has awarded more than $60 million in grant reimbursement funds since 1999.

THE HAPPIEST OF HOURS Join us for Happy Hour from 3pm-5pm Monday-Friday at Meridian. Take in the views and enjoy Happy Hour pricing on our small plates. Pair it all with your favorite hand-crafted cocktail—the Haystack, Kiwanda Breeze and more!

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‘Woven Wednesdays’ offers a chance to sew with your neighbors South Tillamook County Library is moving the time slot for its Woven Wednesdays activity two hours earlier starting in February.

The activity, which began as “Fiber Fridays” last summer, offers a chance for those who enjoy sewing, knitting, crocheting, or other fiber arts — or would

like to learn — to practice the skills and socialize with others with similar interests. The event was moved to Wednesdays in the fall, and, starting Wednesday, Feb. 5, will now be held at 4 p.m. at South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. For more information, call 503-965-6613.

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Easing Their Journey Fish passage improved thanks to series of Watersheds Council projects completed in 2019

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The efforts of the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council are continuing to pay dividends when it comes to improving fish passage throughout the area — and a pair of projects completed in 2019 offer a couple of cases in point.

Projects that the Watersheds Council played a significant role in during the last year include $550,000 projects on both Bear Creek and Lower Jewel Creek. Both projects were a part of the Salmon SuperHwy program.

In a January interview with the Sun, Watersheds Council coordinator Garshaw Amidi-Abraham said that the stream beds in both projects were reconstructed to make them more passable for fish.

“We want to make it passable for fish both during low flows — when there’s very little water — so fish can still get up (the stream), and then also for high flows as well during the winter, making sure that there are spots that fish can rest and continue their journey upstream,” he said.

The Bear Creek project involved replacing a culvert with a 35-foot, 10-inch, clear-span bridge.

Amidi-Abraham said the new bridge provides several benefits both for aquatic life and for the road above. He added that steelhead, Coho and chinook salmon, cutthroat trout, and lamprey are amongst the species that the improved fish passage will benefit. He also noted that East Beaver Creek Road where the project was constructed provides the only “reasonable access to (Highway) 101 for nearly 100 landowners (as well as) for the dairy that (uses it for) regular milk pickups and feed deliveries.” Additionally, he said that it also provides access to a freshwater intake structure that’s maintained by the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District and is an access road for forestry operations.

Another portion of the project, which was completed on Aug. 20, was the installation of woody debris, which provided additional fish habitat.

The Jewel Creek project, also finished last August, replaced a set of three, sideby-side culverts that Amidi-Abraham says were 60 percent filled with sediment with a 52-foot, clear-span bridge. As well, the bank slope was reconstructed, boulders and spawning gravels were added in an effort to make it optimal for fish habitat and passage.

And it was another accomplishment that paid dividends not just for fish passage but for those traveling the roadways as well.

“This portion of Sandlake Road flooded substantially before the replacement of the culvert,” Amidi-Abraham said. “This was really high on the county’s priority list.”

He also noted the importance of Jewel Creek.

“Jewel Creek is pretty incredible habitat relative to other streams in the Sand Lake basin,” he said. “It’s a tributary to Sand Creek, and it provides lots of habitat with respect to Sand Creek, which is the largest watershed in the Sand Lake basin.”

In addition to the Watersheds Coun-

Photos courtesy of NNSL Watersheds Council

THE NESTUCCA, NESKOWIN AND SAND LAKE WATERSHEDS COUNCIL’S 2019 accomplishments include helping to lead restoration efforts at Bear Creek and Jewel Creek. Pictured above is the 52-foot bridge that was completed last August. The new structure replaces a set of three side-by-side culverts (at left) that had been 60 percent filled with sediment.

A NNSL WATERSHEDS COUNCIL led project replaced a culvert (below, at right) at Bear Creek with a 35-foot, 10-inch clear-span bridge (above). The project improved fish passage for species such as steelead, Coho and Chinook salmon, cutthroat trout and lamprey. Pictured below, at left, volunteers are at work during a fish salvage operation — a necessary component of each restoration.

cil, which used its resources to manage funding aspects, coordinate with its many partners and serve as the contracting officer, other organizations supporting the two restoration efforts included the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tillamook County Public Works, the Siuslaw Collaborative Watershed Restoration Program, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

A significant part of both projects was a fish salvage operation prior to construction for each.

“We’re always surprised with what we pull out from these projects,” recounts Amidi-Abraham. “(We pull up) lots of giant

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pacific salamanders, we get Coho, chinook salmon, cutthroat trout and lots of fry from various salmonid species. We also pull up some really big lamprey. It’s shocking to see how much lives in a 100-foot segment of a stream.”

Amidi-Abraham said the Watersheds Council has several restoration projects in the works for 2020, for which details will be forthcoming. As well, the organization is planning to continue its outreach efforts, which include its science pub series, a Scotch Broom cleanup event, plant potting parties, hiking and paddling events, and more. For more information, visit nestuccawaters.org.

McCall enters county commissioner race David McCall says his ‘wide range of experiences’ make him ideal candidate for Tillamook Co. Commissioner

Tillamook County Solid Water Program Manager David McCall annnounced on Jan. 17 that he has filed to run for Tillamook County Commissioner, Position No. 2.

McCall, who currently serves as city councilor for Bay City, says he will focus on local issues such as housing, quality services, recycling and sustainability, infrastructure repair, and emergency preparedness.

“I have a wide range of experiences, and I want to use my knowledge to serve Tillamook County residents,” Mccall said. “I believe we need to better integrate the traditional roles of forestry, fishing and farming with tourism. Tourism has been growing faster than the support structures needed to support it. Each of these industries has an important role to play, but we need to work together to be successful. As commissioner, I will continue to promote transparency and collaborative efforts that benefit our community. Far too often, decisions are made within a vacuum, and local residents are left wondering what happened.”

McCall has been active within the Democratic Party on local and state levels, as well as in Hungary. He helped organize the Tillamook Farmers Market, serving as president of the board for three years. In Bay City, he’s played an integral role in advancing emergency preparedness in the community. He coordinates the activities of the Master

ous Materials Management Association, 2015); Professional Achievement Recognition (Minister for the Environment, Hungary, 2012); Strategic Advisory Board (Junior Achievement Magyarország, 2006); and Service Recognition Award (American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, 2004).

He is a member of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA), the Association of Oregon Recyclers (AOR), and has HAZWOPER and ACS-100 certifications.

McCall and his wife Éva have been married for 25 years. Their daughter, Photo courtesy of David McCall Julia, graduated from the DAVID MCCALL, manager of the Tillamook County Solid Waste University of Oregon with Program and city councilor for Bay City, announced his candidacy for a major in Dance and Tillamook County Commissioner, Position No. 2, on Jan. 17. is currently dancing in Budapest, Hungary. McCall Recyclers, a group of about two dozen speaks fluent English, Hungarian, Gervolunteers who strive to make a differman, and enough Russian to order four ence in their community. Those that cups of tea. have taken recycling to the Manzanita or McCall is urging voters to stay tuned Pacific City transfer stations, or brought for his campaign kickoffs, as well as other in hazardous waste at a collection event, opportunities where he hopes to meet have likely interacted with him. with residents and businesses throughMcCall has earned several awards. out the county.

They include: Recycler of the Year (AsFor more information on his camsociation of Oregon Recyclers, 2017); paign, contact McCall at 503-801-7866 or Golden Bung Awards (North American david@votemccall.org.

More information Hazardous Materials Management Asis also available by visiting VoteMcCall. sociation, 2016, 2017 & 2018); Agent of org.

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Tillamook Community Chorus seeks new singers Frequently find yourself singing in the shower or singing along with songs on the radio? The Tillamook Community Chorus might just be a great place to join your voice with others who describe the effort as “a group of friends who love to sing.”

The Chorus is inviting singers of all skill levels, age 18 or older, to join the group; there are no auditions and reading music is not a requirement.

The Chorus rehearses on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the choir room at Tillamook High School.

There are two rehearsal seasons — one in the fall and one in the spring, each concluding with a public concert.

The new season begins Thursday, Feb. 6 in the Tillamook High School choir room. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and the group will begin singing a half-hour later. The cost is $45 and there is financial assistance available if needed (just ask at the registration table). Potential members may come and try the first week for free to see if the chorus is a good fit. The concert will be in May. Tillamook Community Chorus is directed by Andrew Bergh, who is also the choir director for both Tillamook High School and Tillamook Junior High School. This will be Bergh’s fourth season as director of the group. Accompanying the Chorus on the piano is Barbara Richmond, who accompanies many local choirs and drama productions. For more information about the Tillamook Community Chorus, call Mary at 503-812-1830.

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Windermere Foundation Celebrates 30 Years of Giving!

This year we celebrate the Windermere Foundation’s 30th anniversary with a renewed year-long focus on giving back, doing more, and providing service to the communities that have made us who we are. Every time a Windermere agent sells a home, a portion of the commission goes to the Windermere Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1989. Each year, contributions from Windermere agents, combined with donations from Windermere employees and community members, have allowed the Windermere Foundation to support non-profit agencies dedicated to helping low-income and homeless families. We are incredibly grateful to be able to live and work in the Tillamook South County community!

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Commissioner David Yamamoto aiming for a second term Yamamoto annnounces beginning of his re-election campaign for County Commissioner

Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto recently announced his decision to file for re-election for Tillamook County Commissioner, Position No. 2, saying: “It has been a very busy and gratifying three years, and I am proud of what I have accomplished to date.”

The Pacific City resident noted that public safety, economic development, and fiscal responsibility have been the focus of his efforts.

“Immediately following my election on Nov. 8, 2016, I spent most days in the courthouse getting a jump start on downloading with commissioners and department heads prior to my swearing in on Jan. 2, 2017,” he recalls. “I was pleased to have public safety as one of my liaison responsibilities as I feel that it should be the primary focus of the County.”

Noting that the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office had been decimated over the last couple of decades, he said he felt it was time to reinvigorate their ranks.

“When asked what they might do with additional deputies, I was told their first mission would be to restart the Tillamook Narcotics Team, and focus on achieving 24-hour patrols again in the county. This certainly sounded appropriate to me,” Yamamoto reports. “I hope you have been following the local news stories as TNT, in conjunction with local police and Oregon State Patrol, begin to successfully address our drug issues. In addition, Sheriff Jim Horton reports our

PACIFIC CITY resident David Yamamoto, who has served as Tillamook County Commissioner since January 2017, recently announced that he will run a re-election campaign for Tillamook County Commissioner, Position No. 2. to clean water, habitat restoration, and fish recovery, no Oregon county does this better than Tillamook County.”

He recalled that when fellow commissioners from across Oregon first heard him espouse this, many eyes rolled.

“It was then that I invited 30-plus commissioners from across the State to tour Tillamook County with the Tillamook Working Lands and Waters Cooperative,” Yamamoto Photo courtesy of David Yamamoto recounted. “After viewing how our timber, dairy, and fishing interpatrol division is now at full staffing and ests collaborate to achieve clean water, we are diligently working towards 24habitat restoration, and fish recovery, we hour patrols in the county.” have many counties now adopting our Yamamoto notes that increasing practices.” regulatory issues have been daunting He also commented on the importo the county’s natural resource-based tance of tide gates to Tillamook County, industries of timber, dairy, and fishing. noting they keep saltwater from intruding “I have spent countless hours testifyonto high-value farmland. ing before State Legislative committees, “As a member of the State Tide Gate the Board of Forestry, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and others to make sure Steering Committee, we have been working to streamline expensive, time conwe are treated fairly and equitably,” he suming permitting processes,” he added. reports.

“Additionally, new fish-friendly tide gates He also pointed to his mantra since becoming commissioner: “When it comes are very expensive, and with the help of

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Senator Betsy Johnson, we are on the verge of receiving $6 million for this work.

As Coos and Tillamook Counties have the majority of coastal tide gates, both counties will benefit greatly from this first installment to assist our farming communities.”

Yamamoto’s statewide appointments include Oregon Broadband Advisory Council and the Ocean Policy Advisory Council. He is also an executive board member of Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Oregon Steering Committee.

“These OPAC, OCZMA, and BOEM positions will help me to provide local input into current issues of whale entanglement in crab gear which has the potential to halt Oregon’s most valuable fishery, as well as BOEM’s desire to lease vast tracts of ocean in Oregon’s outer continental shelf to developers of ocean windmill arrays,” he reports.

Other state-level appointments via Association of Oregon Counties include chair of Council of Forest Trust Land Counties, co-chair of Governance, Executive Steering, Legislative, Federal Forest, Natural Resources, and Public Safety.

Yamamoto is also a member of the Executive Committee for the Linn County Class Action Lawsuit.

Via appointments by the National Association of Counties, he also serves on the Rural Action Caucus, Environment Energy & Land Use Steering Committee, and Western Interstate Region.

For more information about Yamamoto’s campaign, visit dave4bocc.com, which the candidate has promised to update within the next few weeks. Voters can also contact him directly at dave4BOCC@gmail.com or 503-701-1235.

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Miro Quartet photo by Jeff Wilson

THE MIRO QUARTET will play a Neskowin Chamber Music Series concert on Sunday, Feb. 9, starting at 3 p.m. The performance will feature an all-Beethoven musical set. Admission is $25.

Super on the Strings The Miro Quartet wil play an all Beethoven Neskowin Chamber Music concert on Feb. 9

The Miro Quartet will bring their award-winning talents to the Neskowin Chamber Music Series when it plays an all Beethoven program on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Chapel at Camp WiNe-Ma. The Miro, based in Austin, Texas, is now celebrating 25 years together. Its guiding principle, noted in a quote from its website, is to “pay homage to the legacy of the string quartet while looking forward to the future of chamber music.”

Since its formation in 1995, the quartet has been awarded a number of first place-awards at competitions that have included the Banff International and the Naumburg Competition. It was the first ensemble to be awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.

The Miro, which takes its name from the Spanish artist Joan Miro,

is quartet-in-residence at Chamber Music Northwest in Portland and the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in the state of Washington. Members are committed to music education and give master classes at universities and conservatories throughout the world. Since 2003, they have served as quartet-in-residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin.

Members include Daniel Ching (violin), William Fedkenheuer (violin), John Largess (violist), and Joshua Gindele (cello).

Season tickets for Neskowin Chamber Music are $110; single tickets at the door are $25. For more information, visit neskowinchambermusic.org or call 503-965-6499.

Camp Wi-Ne-Ma is located three miles north of Neskowin, just off Highway 101.

(We) pay homage to the legacy of the string quartet while looking forward to the future of chamber music.

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Painting by Albertat age 4

Playtime in Pacific City January 31-Febru ary 18 HELP AND HOPE FOR OUR VETERANS & COMMUNITY Feb. 31 & Feb. 1, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tillamook County Elks Lodge #1437, 1907 3rd St. Focus on veteran and community resiliency, camaraderie, mental health & crisis management. RSVP 503-842-4358.

‘ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING’ Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 7 p.m. and Feb. 2, 2 p.m.

Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave. Visit tillamooktheater.com for more information and tickets.

‘PUSS IN BOOTS’ SHADOW PUPPET PLAY Feb. 1, 11 a.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Oregon Shadow Theatre presents a shadow puppet play with live music. Free and open to the public. Visit hoffmanarts.org.

KARAOKE Feb. 1, 9 p.m.-midnight. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-965-2000.

ESTATE PLANNING 101 WORKSHOP Feb. 1, 10-11:30 a.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St. Topics covered include wills, trusts, advance directives, probate and more. Free workshop. Call 503-842-4792.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE & STYROFOAM COLLECTION DAY Feb. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tillamook Transfer Station, 1315 Ekloff Rd. Contact David McCall, 503-815-3975 or recycle@co.tillamook.or.us.

MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE Feb. 1, 10 a.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Baby storytime for ages 0-36 months. Call 503965-6163.

BROWNSMEAD FLAT CONCERT Feb. 1, 3 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St. Acoustic music with a folk/bluegrass style. Free and open to the public. Call 503842-4792.

WINTERFEST SILETZ: RIVER OF DREAMS FUNDRAISER Feb. 1, 5 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Eclectic music featuring Sage Rendezvous and dinner. Tickets $95.

Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

CELTIC SERIES Feb. 2, 2-5 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh. Individual or series tickets available – contact 541-994-9994 or lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: LIVE ACTION Feb. 3, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. View all films nominated for this category. Admission $10. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

PACIFIC CITY-NESTUCCA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING Feb. 4, noon. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Featured speakers are Sara Charlton, director of Tillamook County Libraries and Kirk Medina, manager of Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority. Also includes updates from local and regional governmental agencies and community groups. Visit pcnvchamber. org.

TEEN ACTIVITY Feb. 4, 5 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. DIY Lava Lamp. Call 503-965-6163.

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: ANIMATION Feb. 4, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. View all films nominated for this category. Admission $10. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

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NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC: MIRO QUARTET Feb. 9, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, three miles north of Neskowin. Miro Quartet. At the door tickets $25 for adults; $10 for children. Season tickets available. Visit neskowinchambermusic.org.

PCJWSA MEETING Feb. 4, 5 p.m. PCJWSA meeting room, 34005 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Call 503-965-6636.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Feb. 5, 10 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 2001 Laurel Ave. Call 503-842-3416.

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: DOCUMENTARY 1 Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. View all films nominated for this category. Admission $10. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

WOVEN WEDNESDAY Feb. 5, 4 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Bring in any craft to work on in the company of others. Call 503-965-6163.

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2020: DOCUMENTARY 2 Feb. 6, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. View all films nominated for this category. Admission $10. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

TILLAMOOK MASTER GARDENER CLASSES Feb. 6. OSU Extension office, 4506 3rd St., Tillamook. “Entomology,” 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and “IPM,” 1:30-4:30 p.m. For more information and to register, visit tillamookmastergardeners.com.

BLOOD DRIVE Feb. 6, 1-6 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Make an appointment at redcrossblog.org. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

BINGO Thursday, Feb. 6 & 13, 6-9 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. $1 cards, good for 12 games.

For information, call 503-965-7900.

BOB MARLEY’S 75TH BIRTHDAY REGGAE PARTY Feb. 7, 8 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Live reggae music by JaSkaMon. Dance floor open until 11 p.m. $10 admission.

Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

‘ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING’ Feb. 7 & 8, 7 p.m. and Feb. 9, 2 p.m. Barn Community Playhouse, 1204 Ivy Ave. Visit tillamooktheater.com for more information and tickets.

YOUR ART’S DESIRE Feb. 8, 6-8:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. A Celebration of Art, Wine & Chocolate benefiting the Community Arts Project’s Art Literacy Program. Advance tickets $30, at the door $35. Visit communityartsproject. net.

NESKOWIN CITIZEN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Feb. 8, 9 a.m. Neskowin Fire Hall. Visit neskowincommunity.org.

LIVE MUSIC Feb. 8, 7 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. The Resolectrics. All ages concert. Admission $10 cash only at the door. Visit hoffmanarts.org.

MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE Feb. 8, 10 a.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Baby storytime for ages 0-36 months. Call 503965-6163.

KARAOKE Feb. 8, 9 p.m.-midnight. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-965-2000.

NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Feb. 10, 6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr. /Sr. High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Call 503-392-3194.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING Feb. 11, 11 a.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, 4301 Third St. Contact Sally Rissel, 503-781-4102.

SOUTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY Feb. 11, 3:30-6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Rd., Pacific City.

WOVEN WEDNESDAY Feb. 12, 4 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Bring in

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ART OF AGING SERIES Feb. 12, 3-5 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Holistic Estate Planning.

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NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Feb. 12, 4 p.m. Hebo Fire Station, 30710 Hwy. 101. Call 503-392-3313.

AFTER SCHOOL KIDS’ ACTIVITY Feb. 12, 4 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Fairytales and Folktales Storytime. Call 503-965-6163.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Feb. 12, 10 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 2001 Laurel Ave. Call 503-842-3416.

BEAVER DAM ANALOGUES Feb. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Pine Grove Community House, 225 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Discussion of a habitat restoration technique.

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TILLAMOOK MASTER GARDENER CLASSES Feb. 13. OSU Extension office, 4506 3rd St., Tillamook. “Pruning,” 9:30-11 a.m. and “Small Fruit - Berries,” 1-4:30 p.m. For more information and to register, visit tillamookmastergardeners.com.

ARTIST RECEPTION Feb. 14, 5-7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. ArtAction – Interactive Art. Free and open to the public. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

THREE TOGETHER ACOUSTIC TRIO Feb. 15, 7 p.m. NCRD Performing Arts Center, 36155 9th St., Nehalem. Three Together Acoustic Trio with guitarist Doug Smith.

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KARAOKE Feb. 15, 9 p.m.-midnight. Oar House Bar & Grill, 34455 Brooten Rd., Pacific City. Call 503-965-2000.

THE ‘I LOVE LUCILLE’ BRUNCH & ART SALE Feb. 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Tribute to late patron Lucille Bacon - brunch and “first dibs” on items for sale from her estate. Admission $30. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.

MANZANITA WRITERS’ SERIES Feb. 15, 4 p.m. Hoffman Center, 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. Kim Taylor Blackmore reads from “The Companion.” $7 admission.

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MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE Feb. 15, 10 a.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Baby storytime for ages 0-36 months. Call 503965-6163.

ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST Feb. 16, 8 a.m.-noon. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St. $5 for adult non-members, $3 for members. For more information, call 503377-9620 or visit baycityartscenter.org.

NESTUCCA, NESKOWIN & SAND LAKE WATERSHEDS COUNCIL MEETING Feb. 18, 6-8 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Visit nestuccawaters.org.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY EDC BOARD MEETING Feb. 18, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tillamook Bay Community College, 4301 3rd St. Call 503842-8222 ext. 1420.

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Recreational razor clamming opens The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the opening of razor clam harvesting on the north Oregon coast on Jan. 17.

Recreational and commercial razor clam harvesting is now open from the Columbia River to Tillamook Head (south of Seaside). Recent samples taken from the area indicate the marine biotoxin domoic acid has dropped below the closure limit.

Recreational and commercial razor clam harvesting remains closed from Tillamook Head to the California border for elevated levels of domoic acid toxin.

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Empowered Childbirth, Sunday, January 26, 1 - 5 pm, Adventist Health Tillamook, Conference Room A, Tillamook.

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Mammogram Spa Day, Thursday, February 13. There will be light refreshments, goodies and massages

free of charge for anyone having their annual screening mammogram. Make your appointment today by calling 503-815-2292. clubChip, Monday, February 17, 5:45 to 8:30 pm, Tillamook Seventh-day Adventist Church, lower level in back, 2610 First St., Tillamook.

Men’s ONLY Caregiver Support Group, Wednesday, February 19, 1:30 -3:00 PM facilitated by Howard Shapiro, Hatfield Room, Tillamook Library, 1716 Third St. Tillamook.

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Adventist Church, lower level in back, 2610 First St., Tillamook Men’s ONLY Caregiver Support Group, Wednesday, March 18, 1:30 3:00 pm facilitated by Howard Shapiro, Hatfield Room, Tillamook Library, 1716 Third St. Tillamook.

Diabetes Undone, Thursdays, March 19 – May 7, 1:30 to 3:30 pm, Tillamook Seventh-day Adventist Church, conference room, 2610 First St., Tillamook.

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inbrief Charlton, Medina to speak at Feb. 4 Chamber meeting The Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce, at its monthly meeting set for Tuesday, Feb. 4, will host discussions led by Tillamook County Library director Sara Charlton and Kirk Medina, who began working as manager of Pacific City Joint Water Sanitary Authority on Jan. 6.

KIRK MEDINA Medina has more than 20 years of experience in water and sanitary systems across the west including stints at Stratmoor Hills Water and Sanitary Districts and at the City of North Las Vegas. His professional experience also includes working for wastewater treatment plants for the EPA and Denver Water.

He studied civil engineering in Denver and later earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s in public administration at University of Nevada Las Vegas.

The Chamber meeting starts at noon at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr. Also expected to be on the agenda will be updates from the Tillamook County Board of County Commissioners, from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, the Nestucca Valley School District, and the Tillamook PUD. For more information about the Chamber, visit pcnvchamber.org.

Registration now open for 3 Capes Relay Registration for the Feb. 29 Three Capes Marathon Relay is now open.

The relay, which will take runners from Cape Meares to Cape Kiwanda, has divisions for solo runners or teams of two or five.

Additional details including race map and difficulty ratings for the various legs, divisions, and registration information can be found at threecapesrelay.oregoncoastalflowers.com. For more information, watch for the full story in the Feb. 14 issue of the Sun.

It’s an Artistic Endeavor

‘Your Art’s Desire,’ a fundraiser for the Community Arts Project’s Art Literacy Program returns Saturday, Feb. 8

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

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t’ll be an evening of stunning art and sweet and savory treats when “Your Art’s Desire: A Celebration of Art, Wine & Chocolate,” returns to Pacific City for an evening of Valentine-themed fun on Saturday, Feb. 8, 6-8:30 p.m.

As it has in the past, the fundraiser for the Community Arts Project will feature an art sale, silent auction, student art and sweet and savory bites.

As well, attendees will be invited to sample complimentary wine, beer, sparking cider, appetizers and desserts as they take in live music.

The art sale portion of the event will feature two elements — artists will sell studio art, from which a portion will be donated to CAP and also craft 12- by 12-inch panels along the theme of “Connection.” All proceeds from the sale of the panels, which will sell for $125 each, will support the Community Arts Project’s Art Literacy program, which serves students in elementary school throughout the county.

Amongst the art disciplines that will be represented will be mixed media, found objects, ceramics, photography, glass, handwoven and hand-spun rugs, latex on plywood, and paintings in oil, acrylic watercolor and oil.

“I think it’s a wide enough of an idea that it leaves a lot of room for creativity for our different artists,” said CAP board member Debra Wisniewski.

“It’s a great Saturday evening event.

You get to see neat art and meet many of the artists.”

Currently, Art Literacy programs are held at Nestucca Valley Elementary School, Cloverdale and Garibaldi Grade School, Garibaldi. Each month an age-appropriate 90-minute art education session is conducted in each classroom focusing on a famous artist or art movement. The lesson includes art history, technique, and aesthetic analysis, as well as an opportunity for each student to create their own

Photos by Tim Hirsch

YOUR ART’S DESIRE: A CELEBRATION OF ART, WINE & CHOCOLATE, will return to Kiawanda Community Center on Feb.8, 6-8:30 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the Community Arts Project’s Art Literacy Program. Admission is $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Visit communityartsproject.net.

artwork in the style of the artist or art movement presented. More than 500 students are taught every month.

The program is privately funded and sponsored by Community Arts Project, which also presents the children’s sum-

It’s a great Saturday evening event. You get to see neat art and meet many of the artists.

–Debra Wisniewski mer art program “Slug Soup.” Funding relies on special events, grants, and the generous donations of local individuals and businesses.

The event’s silent auction is an-

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other key part of the fundraiser and will feature a wide range of items that will include gifts baskets, hotel accommodations, and gift certificates. As well, there will be a wine cork pull in which, for $20, attendees will be given a cork that they can later exchange for a mystery bottle of vino valued at $25 to $75.

“Our goal is to raise enough money to continue to support art literacy (in Tillamook County),” said Wisniewski, who added that she’d like to see the event raise $15,000.

She said supporting art education is important for many reasons.

“For some kids, academics is a challenge,” she added. “For some, art speaks to them. It’s an important part of a wellrounded education.”

Tickets to the evening event are $30 advance, $35 at the door. For information or to purchase tickets, contact 503358-6143. Tickets can also be purchased online by visiting www.communityartsproject.net.

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NESKOWIN VALLEY SCHOOL recently received grants from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and the Diack Ecology Education Program. Funds will be used to enhance the school’s environmental science and STEM education goals. Above, NVS students release salmon fry into a creek on school property.

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Grants to help power NVS’s science and STEM goals Neskowin Valley School announced on Jan. 28 that the school has received funding from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and the Diack Ecology Education Program. NVS development director Kelly Ellis says funding from these organizations will be supporting the school’s initiative to enhance their environmental science and STEM education goals, providing hands-on science equipment for all students that attend NVS, preschool through eighth grade.

The STCCF donated $1,000 in funding towards the development of a robotics program. NVS used the funds to purchase a 3D printer and laser engraver.

The equipment will provide the opportunity for students to engage in STEM education projects.

Citing studies that have shown that introducing students to robotics at an early age increases their capacity for creativity, teaches them the importance of grit and determination, promotes inclusivity, and prepares them for the future, Ellis said the school is excited to offer this program to its students and looks forward to the educational impact this will make in classrooms.

The Diack Ecology Education Program Grant was written and submitted by NVS teachers Angie Wright and Nicole Camberg. The grant initiative was spearheaded by NVS’ 4th- and 5th-grade classroom. After participating in the Fish Eggs to Fry Program with Cedar Creek Hatchery for the past three years, the students began to wonder if they were releasing the Summer Steelhead Salmon in

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