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Motorists can once again drive over the dune at Pacific Avenue as Tillamook County has reopened the access at Pacific City Turnaround Preparation is the key should natural disaster strike the area “Be Prepared” is not only the Scouts’ motto; it’s also the slogan for the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps’ “Prepare Your Neighborhood” program. An outgrowth of the former “Map Your Neighborhood” program, “Prepare Your Neighborhood” emphasizes the importance of having individuals and neighborhoods ready to work together in the event of power outages, weather events, or other natural disasters. Ideally, each neighborhood in South Tillamook County should have a designated coordinator, called a Neighborhood Captain, who will work with interested neighbors in learning how to respond to emergency situations. For those that are curious about the resources that your neighborhood already has available, want to learn more about becoming more resilient to unexpected events, and are willing to organize your neighbors for discussions about emergency preparedness, the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps is promising help to get started.
A no-cost, online Zoom training session for individuals interested in organizing their South County neighborhoods will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. on April 21. New Neighborhood Captains will be coached in how to build individual, family, and neighborhood emergency plans and will be trained in important skills for dealing with emergencies. To register, send an email message to Marge Jozsa at margejozsa@gmail.com. “The captains are the foundation of emergency preparedness,” Jozsa told the Sun. “They’re the ones that get to know their neighbors, find out what supplies are in neighborhoods, find out what neighbors need, and they’re funnels for information.” It’s because of this critical role that Jozsa said that the STCEVC is making a big push to enlist more neighborhood captains over the next several months. Currently about 20 neighborhood captains are serving the area, but much more are needed. Jozsa said that, currently, the Neskowin area has the most captains and that other areas could use many more volunteers.
“In Pacific City, we have a couple (captains, but) we need a lot more,” she said, adding that there aren’t any currently in the Cloverdale, Hebo, Beaver or Blaine areas. “It’s not hard work,” she said. “If you’re a little bit of a social butterfly, you’ll like it. You get to go to your neighbors on a mission. You’re a welcoming committee. It’s a great way to get to know your neighbors and what resources neighborhoods have — before a disaster strikes.” Though it does require a small time commitment, that is more true at the beginning when the time investment is focused on getting a contact list together and determining community assets such as generators, first aid skills and who has ladders. In non-COVID times the neighborhood captain is also tasked with a once a year (or more) potluck/community meeting. For additional information about training and seminars offered by the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps, visit STCEVC’s website at http://southcountyevc. org.
Tillamook County remains in moderate risk category for COVID-19 For the second two week periods in a row, Tillamook County will remain in the “Moderate Risk” category under the State of Oregon’s health framework to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. The county will remain on that level for the next two weeks, March 26-April 8, thanks to only 33 confirmed positive and presumptive COVID-19 cases for the period from March 7-20. “It’s good news that we’re going to stay at the moderate risk level but we can’t let our guard down,” Tillamook County Health and Human Services Director Marlene Putnam told Tillamook County Commissioners on March 24. “Let’s keep those precautions in place especially as we’re in spring break times right now.” Governor Kate Brown announced on Feb. 23 updates to county risk levels framework, framework that uses four different risk levels for counties based on COVID-19 spread — Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk—and assigns health and safety measures for each level. Effective March 26 through April 8, there will be two counties in the Extreme Risk level, six at High Risk, 14 — including Tillamook — at Moderate Risk, and 14 at Lower Risk. “This week we continue to see the majority of counties at Lower and Moderate Risk, and I want to thank Oregonians once again for making smart choices throughout this pandemic,” said Brown. “As we work to open up vaccine eligibility to all Oregonians by May 1, we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel get a little brighter. But, we still have more work to do to reach the level of community-wide protection we need. I encourage all Oregonians to keep wearing your masks, maintain physical distance, stay home when sick, and get your vaccine when it’s available to you.” The recently announced two-week caution period applies to counties facing backward movement. Beginning this week and continuing until further notice, counties that reduced their COVID-19 spread enough to move down in risk level in the previous two-week period, but see their numbers go back up in the next two-week period, will be given a two-week caution period to bring COVID-19 case rates back down again. This week, the caution period applies to two counties — Josephine County and Klamath County. The caution period will allow counties to refocus efforts to drive back down creeping case numbers, and give local businesses additional certainty on their plans for operating. If, at the end of the caution period, case rate data still puts the county at a higher risk level, the county will move to that level. The Oregon Health Authority will examine and publish county data weekly. County risk levels will be reassigned every two weeks. The first week’s data will provide a “warning week” to prepare counties for potential risk level changes. The next assignment of risk levels will be announced April 6 and take effect April 9. Updates to Warning Week data and county risk levels will be posted to coronavirus.oregon. gov. VACCINATIONS MOVING FORWARD Tillamook County Health and Human Services Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Ed Colson announced that as of March 23, 6,610 county residents had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which equates to 25 percent of Tillamook Country residents. Of those, 11.5 percent have received the twodose set and are considered fully vaccinated. Also of note is the county’s plan to launch an online COVID-19 vaccine scheduling tool on March 29. That tool will be available at https:// tillamookchc.org/coronavirus/vaccines/.
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most time-honored events, the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup, which began in 1986, and SOLVE IT for Earth Day, which began in 1990. Since they began, both events have engaged more than 250,000 volunteers and helped remove over 17 million pounds of litter and debris from Oregon’s coast, forests, urban areas, and natural landscapes. These results were only made possible by the Oregonians who were willing to come together at SOLVE supported projects and put in the work. The Oregon Spring Cleanup is a continuation of these efforts, and anyone who would like to join can sign up for a project at solveoregon.org. All participating volunteers must agree to SOLVE’s COVID-19 Safety Guidelines. If someone knows of an area that could use a litter cleanup or invasive species pull, it’s not too late to host an Oregon Spring Cleanup project. Email your project idea to info@solveoregon.org. Along with Portland General Electric, other event sponsors include AAA Oregon/ Idaho, Metro, Clean Water Services, The Standard, Fred Meyer, Facebook, Holman Enterprises, Washington County, Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department, OnPoint Credit Union, K103FM, and KOIN.
Pacific City/Woods PAC to meet via Zoom on March 31 The Pacific City/Woods Parking Advisory Committee has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, March 31, 1-3 p.m., that will be conducted via the Zoom platform. Though the agenda had yet to be released as of press time, topics of discussion at past events have included reviewing strategies on vehicle beach access, the pay-to-park plan, a wayfinding
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Huttopia investigating possible ‘glamping’ site near Pacific City Huttopia, a group that specializes in lowdensity, environmentally friendly “glamping” developments in North America and Europe, is in the beginning stages of investigating a development at Cannery Hill. The parcel is located south of Pacific City and in the general area — but not abutting — the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The group’s own take on glamping features cabins or canvas tents with all the comforts of home such as linens, towels, and kitchen equipment included. In North America, they currently operate glamping facilities in Quebec, Canada, Southern Maine, and the White Mountains in New Hampshire.They also have plans to open one in the Adirondacks in upstate New York this spring and one in Southern California this summer. Their campgrounds, which normally have more tents than cabins, typically contain 60 to 90 tents at each camping development. As a first step in the due diligence process, the company held a small informational session
County Commissioners seek to fill two TAC openings The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications to fill two vacancies on the Tillamook County Tourism Advisory Committee — one citizenat-large member to represent South County, and one citizen-at-large member to represent Central County. The TAC is composed of nine members who review tourism-related grant applications, advise the Board of Commissioners on proposed policies for the use of Tillamook County Transient Lodging Tax funds and other matters involving tourism or tourism-related facilities. There is no financial compensation. Membership application forms are available on the County website under the Board of Commissioners’ page. Applications should be e-mailed to Isabel Gilda in the Commissioners’ Office at igilda@co.tillamook.or.us by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 23. For more information on how to submit an electronic application, call Isabel Gilda at 503-842-3403 and for more information about the Tourism Advisory Committee, call Rachel Hagerty at 503-8423404.
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much larger than what we actually require for the campground area as we preserve as much of the site in its natural state as possible. This is central to Huttopia’s low-impact approach to development and resulting guest experience. We want to provide a guest experience centered on nature and learning about the local environment and as such, we are careful to limit our development footprint, to protect forested areas and other natural attributes of the property. Usually we try to find properties that are very, very large so that we can have a lot of buffer space. This property is a bit smaller than what we usually purchase, but it still has ample space for what we would do.” Should Huttopia ultimately decide to move forward with developing a glamping campground at Cannery Hill, the process is expected to take some time to bring to fruition. “Usually properties like this take two to three years to develop,” Tremblay said. For more information about Huttopia and its current facilities, visit huttopia.com.
Emergency Egress on track to be completed this fall Tillamook County Public Works is continuing to make progress on the Neskowin Emergency Egress and, together with its contractor, West Coast Contractors, has been successful in crafting a more aggressive construction schedule that, if all goes according to plan, will allow the project to be completed by the end of this October. As previously reported in the Sun, the egress is a long-awaited project to give Neskowin residents a second way out of town should disaster strike. The paved 1,000-foot egress will be a single-lane paved road, include 32-foot bridges at both Butte and Hawk Creeks, a 10-by 12-foot concrete box culvert on an unnamed tributary near the Wayside, and a roadway that will be elevated two feet higher than it currently sits. At each end, the access will be secured by a gate for which the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District and ambulance service have keys so as to allow emergency vehicle access. According to Public Works Director Chris Laity, the construction plan now calls for mobilization at the end of April. “It should be usable in mid-October,” Laity told the Sun. “The contractor and engineer
were able to condense the schedule into one summer, but it does not leave a lot of room for inadvertent discoveries. This (is) usually associated with utilities, so the odds of a delay is minimal.” That said, he did offer the caveat that anything could happen with COVID in play. WATERSHED COUNCIL ASSISTS One of the crucial funding elements of the project was made official on March 17 when Tillamook County Commissioners approved a memorandum of agreement between the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council and Tillamook County, that will allow the Watersheds Council to funnel $295,309 in grants it has secured through its partners for the project. “It’s very exciting that we’re at tahis point in the process,” said Commissioner Mary Faith Bell. “I’m very grateful for all the partners. It has been wonderful to see how many different agencies have come together. Agencies and individuals like Sen. (Betsy) Johnson and Rep. (David) Gomberg have come together to try to put this together and make it work. It’s going to happen so it’s very exciting.”
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EMERGENCY RESPONDERS rescued a woman who had reportedly been surfing an estimated 300 yards off of Tierra Del Mar on March 16 and was struggling to get back in. Responding to the call at approximately 12:30 p.m. were crews from Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District as well as teams from Netarts/Oceanside Fire & Resuce and North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, who have actual ability to conduct a water rescue. (Nestucca Fire does not.) “North Lincoln was able to get and pick the surfer up and bring her back safely to an ambulance that was waiting,” Nestucca Fire Chief James Oeder told the Sun. “She was fine. It sounds like she lost her board, but her wetsuit was one that could keep her buoyant so she was able to stay afloat but not able to get herself back in.” Oeder said one unusual fact about the rescue was where it occurred. “It’s unusual to get a call from someone in trouble on (the Tierra Del Mar) side of the Cape,” he said.
Upcoming bird monitoring season is focus of March 30 webinar Oregon’s north coast is home to a wide array of birds each spring and summer, from seabirds like cormorants, common murres, brown pelicans, and tufted puffins to shorebirds like black oystercatchers and snowy plovers. Each spring and summer, volunteers collect data on these birds to help scientists and natural resource managers track the health of the birds’ populations and inform management activities on the coast. Data collected by volunteers has shown that the population of black oystercatchers in Oregon is small but relatively stable at approximately 500-600 birds, cormorant nesting success is highly variable from year to year and by location, and that the endangered western snowy plover is making a comeback on the north coast. Birds also serve as indicators of environmental health, so tracking their wellbeing can alert us to changes in ocean conditions that impact people. Interested in participating? Area residents and visitors can find out more about what these volunteer opportunities involve as well as find the project that best suits their interests and schedule by attending a webinar on Tuesday, March 30, 6 p.m. The webinar will be hosted by Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and Portland Audubon. As a bonus, attendees will be entered to win one of several door prizes from the Portland Audubon Nature Store. “This will be a light and engaging overview of four community science projects focused on birds, plus a bit of information about other
community science opportunities in our area,” said Margaret Treadwell, program coordinator for Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. “It’s a low-pressure way to find out if this kind of volunteer project is for you.” “We’d love to have your participation in this year’s bird survey effort,” added Joe Liebezeit, staff scientist and avian conservation manager at Portland Audubon. “Help contribute to bird protection and have fun at the same time. The nice thing about these projects is they can be done in a COVID-19 safe way. This year, we are planning for more volunteer involvement while following protocols to keep everyone safe.” To find out more and register for the March 30th webinar, visit https://tinyurl.com/ CFBirds2021. The Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve is made up of volunteer residents and organizations working to increase understanding and appreciation of the marine reserve. The group coordinates education events and promotes scientific research in the area through several community science projects. The Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve is fiscally sponsored by the Lower Nehalem Community Trust. To discover more, visit http://www.nehalemtrust.org/ capefalconmr. Portland Audubon, founded in 1902, is one of the oldest conservation organizations in Oregon. The organization works to protect birds and habitats across the state and connect people to nature to support and help in these efforts.
PAC seeks to add committee member from Tierra Del Mar The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications to fill a new position on the Pacific City/ Woods Parking Advisory Committee, which serves as an advisory body to the Board of Commissioners and oversees and guides implementation of the Pacific City/Woods Parking Management Plan. The Board is seeking one citizen-at-large member to represent Tierra Del Mar. Those with a variety of skill sets including, but not limited to, community planning and public
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Fans of historical fiction — and local authors — now have another page turner to immerse themselves in as “An Irish Wife,” by Neskowin author Deborah Lincoln will be released on April 20. A sequel to Lincoln’s 2014 award-winning historical novel “Agnes Canon’s War,” the new book will be available at Amazon, at Bookshop.org, and in local bookstores. Both novels are based on true stories. Set in the Pennsylvania coal fields of the gilded 1880s, “An Irish Wife” is the story of a young man born to liberty and privilege and the Irish lass from the squalid life of the coal mines who shatters his world. In the boom and bust of post-Civil War America, main protagonist Harry Robinson comes of age in the shadow of his father’s reputation as a Rebel and under the NESKOWIN AUTHOR DEBOdomination of the Pennsylvania RAH LINCOLN’S new book will coal industry. When a mine be released April 20. disaster throws Harry together with Niamh Gill, Irish-Catholic Photo courtesy of Deborah Lincoln wife of a coal miner, he must “A devout Catholic Irish young woman, choose between his love for her she has recently immigrated and married and his duty to his family and his past. an Irish miner who is quite a bit her senior. “One thing that I really was interested He and his family are protestant and upper in (while) doing the research and pulling middle class,” Lincoln explains. “It’s a clash together the story, was the parallels for of the two cultures.” today,” Lincoln told the Sun. “That’s one Lincoln specializes in penning historical reason I like historic fiction and like to fiction based on actual events from her write it and research it. There’s just so family’s past. A many parallels — hallmark of her stories the environmental is the significant degradation in the coal research and fields, the rich versus descriptive language poor, the immigration that goes into her issues. Back then it was books. the Irish.” “I think places are She also said the book a character in every touches on issues such book — certainly as the way women were in my books — as treated and even the much as the people politics of the time. are,” she says. “The “I think it’s important characters are defined that people realize that by where they live some of the things we’re and the places they facing now, we have go through. I think faced before and gotten it’s partly living in an through them,” she area like this. You’re said. “It doesn’t mean so much more aware the issues we’re facing of where you live and today aren’t serious, but what the natural world that we didn’t resolve does to your spirit and them the first time around. That’s what drew to your being.” me to this particular book — the parallels.” Lincoln graduated from Okemos in 1969 She said another interesting theme of the and went on to Michigan State for a degree book is the clash of two cultures as depicted in English. Now retired, she has lived on the by the relationship between Robinson and Oregon Coast for 20 years. Gill.
Emergency Volunteer Corps to hold online CERT classes beginning April 15 Building on the recent success of its first online Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT) basic course, which trained 26 new CERTs, the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps is now accepting applications for its second online CERT course. Those that want to be better trained when a disaster strikes, can learn, via this free training, topics such as disaster preparedness, emergency medical first aid, disaster psychology, fire safety, and light search and rescue. The online CERT course, developed in a collaboration with FEMA and the University of Utah, consists of eight units, which are completed weekly online at the participant’s convenience. On Thursdays
from 6-7 p.m., April 15 through June 10, there will be live Zoom sessions led by experienced STCEVC CERTs to review the content of the online units and provide real-world examples. Upon successfully completing the online CERT course, participants will meet in small groups to practice skills including first aid, splinting, fire suppression, cribbing and search and rescue. At the end of the skills session, participants will take part in a mock disaster drill. Each participant will receive a CERT backpack with a few introductory disaster response supplies. To pre-register, contact STCEVC President Marge Jozsa at margejozsa@gmail.com.
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After more than a year, the vehicular access west of Pacific Avenue at the area known as the Pacific City Turnaround has reopened. While the official Tillamook County Commissioners resolution noted the access would be reopened on March 26, the Sun observed the barricade had been removed one day early and had already received vehicular use. The reopening brings with it some it some changes though. At least in part because of significant public input that expressed worries over the safety of having vehicles and pedestrians mixed, signage has been put up directing pedestrians to a path north of the section of the dune where vehicles have traditionally traveled. The move is made possible by a resolution passed unanimously on March 17 by Tillamook County Commissioners. In discussion leading up to the vote to reopen the vehicular access, all three commissioners voiced their support for the plan. “I do support reopening the turnaround,” said Commissioner Mary Faith Bell. “I know that people have accessed it for generations to go out to the mouth of the Nestucca (River) to fish and crab and recreate, etc. Additionally, we heard a lot of public comments about pedestrian safety. There is in fact a trail at the Turnaround just to the north. There’s a trail that goes up and
over the dune so that pedestrians can access the beach at that point without using the same path as vehicles. Hopefully, in the future, we’ll be able to do more to define the pedestrian route and the vehicle route. but it’s true that there’s a trail now. We’ll install some signage directing pedestrians to it and we ask the community to use that trail, and so I support this resolution.” Commissioner Erin Skaar also voiced her support given it included an effort to increase pedestrian safety. “For me, it really boiled down to the safety
aspect,” she said. “This is a traditional beach access point. Oregon does have law in place that makes the beach accessible. It just feels like it is the right thing to do to reopen it, but that safety (issues) needed to be dealt with. We do have some challenges with pedestrians and vehicles together, and I hope that the signage will help address that so that people can access it safely.”
TPUD award $75,000 in Community Support Grants Three South Tillamook County organizations — The Pacific City Farmers Market, Sandlake Grange, and the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corps were amongst 16 entities sharing a total of $75,000 in funding as part of the 2021 Tillamook PUD Community Support Grant program. The Pacific City Farmers Market will use their funds for promotional marketing efforts, the Sandlake Grange for electrical upgrades, and the STCEVC for its emergency supplies shed project. As well, Tillamook County Habitat for Humanity was awarded funds to do electrical and heating work at its Hebo home building site. Funds were also awarded to Anyway Foundation (electrical work at the Home Grown Farm Stand), Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay (portable solar-powered ham radio base stations), Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative (electrical and heating improvement work at the Historic Boathouse), Hoffman Center for the Arts (classroom lighting upgrades), Lower Nehalem Community Trust (equipment at the ACF Community Garden), Meals for Seniors, Inc. (replacement of the
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‘Hello Neighbor’ program the focus of March 27 Zoom meeting The launch of the “Hello Neighbor” Program will be held via the Zoom platform on Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m. The “Hello Neighbor” Program is a joint effort of the Short Term Vacation Rental Organization, Tillamook County, and Tillamook County Citizen Advisory Committees. The group developed a flyer to hand out to vacation renters and residents that lists ways to be a “good neighbor” for guests who stay in Tillamook County, as well as current residents of the county, such as quiet hours, speed limits, and rules governing fires and fireworks. To view the flyer, visit https://www.pcwoodscac.org/ post/commitment-to-community-helloneighbor. To access the “Hello Neighbor” Commitment to Community Zoom Meeeting, visit https://us02web.zoom. us/j/84662573355?pwd=dHU3aU5tW VJnbVhHUU05MTNWWC9xUT09 (Meeting ID: 846 6257 3355; Passcode: 293831).
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he Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority took the first step towards replacing former Authority Manager Kirk Medina, whose last day was March 11, when its Board of Directors voted on March 23 to appoint longtime executive assistant Michelle Hughes as its interim authority manager through Dec. 31. The successful motion, which all board members voted for save Director Cameron Gogas, who abstained, also stipulated should a permanent authority manager be both hired and trained before Dec. 31, Hughes appointment would end at that point even if that was prior to the end of the year. The move to appoint Hughes was presented by Board Chair Carolyn McVicker’s recommendation. “I think Michelle has the expertise, the knowledge, and the ability to work with all parties,” McVicker said. “She has been at PCJWSA for 17 1/2 years. She has the financial and business acumen. She has experience and knowledge of the budget process. She knows PCJWSA policies, in fact, she’s written or edited a number of them. “She knows the ORS’s and the financial and computer systems at PCJWSA. The staff, the customers, and the Board all hold her in high respect. And, from what I’ve observed, she operates seamlessly with legal and engineering professionals. Michelle would require no training for the interim position. There are parts of the interim position she doesn’t have the qualification (for) such as operator certifications and contractual parts of other projects. However, I believe that PCJWSA has a dedicated staff and that outside professionals could fill the holes if she needed some help during the interim time.” “In general principle, I’m not opposed to the idea,” added Board Secretary Sean Carlton. “She has already been elected as the budget officer, so, obviously, that’s a seamless transition,” offered Co-Chair Anne Price. “If she’s willing to move forward on this, I think it’s an excellent solution.” “I don’t have a problem with it,” Director Tom Donohue said. “It’s a good temporary solution, however we absolutely have to find out why this thing happened. Some of it’s our fault.” Director Cameron Gogas, though, said he was reticent to act so fast. “It just seems like we just jump before things are well thought out,” he said. HUMAN RESOURCES ASSESSMENT Prior to the board’s appointment of Hughes, they spent considerable time addressing a proposed Human Resources Assessment. Prior to the meeting, McVicker contacted Ryan Fleming of HR Solutions,
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was ready to depart the authority and somehow this board didn’t know about that. That concerns me greatly. That to me does not seem to me like a happy work environment. I think we need to understand what happened. I am very concerned about waiting until May.” As the discussion continued, Price said that, especially as the board moves forward with its search for a permanent authority manager, she did support Carlton’s desire to investigate potential issues, but that she didn’t necessarily feel the time crunch. “I think it’s more important that it happen in the proper context and that it be done well so that we’re assured of the best possible outcome,” she said. Offering her point of view, McVicker said the Board needs to make sure it sticks to its duty and allows an assessment to happen Photo courtesy of Michelle Hughes independently as it would at the MICHELLE HUGHES has been selected as PCJWSA’s intehands of an organization like HR rim manager. Solutions. who the board had previously identified “Our duty is to hire and fire to lead the project, and discovered he that executive manager and make sure the was indeed willing to take on the task but policies are in place and to identify potential wouldn’t be able to be on site until May. issues that may arise or to refine policies In terms of the current state of employee to put better best practices in place,” she relations, Price, who the board, by consensus, said. “It seems to me that we have several appointed to serve as liaison between staff members with concerns about information and the board at the group’s March 11 special that they have heard, and they believe to be meeting, offered the observation that, based true. I think that it would be a disservice to on her discussion with lead staff, there the Authority, our staff and the community did not appear to be any issues amongst for us to jump in there and try to figure it out employees at the current time. ourselves. I think that Ryan would give us a “I feel very comfortable in my role as better end product at this point given our past board liaison in the discussions I had with experience with him and his ability to work the lead staff,” Price said. “I feel assured with the board.” from the people themselves that they are Despite the concerns over the timing, functioning well together as a team.” the board ultimately agreed for McVicker But other board members said they to continue her efforts to get a contract weren’t so sure. in place with Fleming and HR Solutions. “I don’t think we can wait until May,” said Per the March 23 discussion, the role HR Donohue. “We’ve got a problem now and Solutions would play will include examining Anne’s assurances from staff about (a good) the workplace to see if there were issues working relationship kind of rings hollow that caused or contributed to the resignation considering what we’ve been hearing. I’d of the authority manager, looking for any much rather have Mr. Ryan’s advice, but I’m communication failures, and looking to see not waiting until May. I want to talk to our if changes need to be made in order for the employees.” Authority to get the best fit when it comes Following suit, Carlton shared the issues to searching and putting in place a new he labeled as crucial. authority manager. “Number one, our authority manager There was also considerable discussion resigned under less than ideal circumabout how to put in place a clear chain of stances,” he said. “I don’t know all of the command when an authority manager resigns circumstances, but what it appears to me is and there is no immediate replacement. that they were less than ideal. I think there Though the board said that the immediate were a lot of things that happened that I don’t chain of command issues were assumably know about, and from the indications that I fixed by appointing Hughes as interim have based on the conversation this board manager, there was still a desire to develop has had over the last few weeks, we were in a policy to deal with the issues should the a situation where potentially half of our staff same circumstance happen again.
HEBO CHRISTIAN CENTER, 31350 Hwy. 101 S, Hebo. 503-392-3585. Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. NESTUCCA VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 35305 Brooten Road, Pacific City OR (503) 9656229. 10 a.m. Worship; Friday 10 a.m. Bible Study. NESTUCCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 38000 Hwy 101, Cloverdale, (3 miles north of Pacific City) 503-392-4111. Call for service times. PACIFIC COAST BIBLE CHURCH, 35220 Brooten Road, Pacific City. 503-965-7222/503-812-1106. Email: pcbcpastordan@gmail.com. A Bible-believing/Christ-centered Church. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. (live and streaming) & 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer meeting 7 p.m. Also Weekly Bible Studies. ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 34560 Parkway Drive, P.O. Box 9, Cloverdale. 503-3923685. E-mail stjosephcloverdale@gmail.com. Mass: Fridays at 9:30 a.m., Saturday at 4:30 p.m., Sunday at 10:30 a.m. WINEMA CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 5195 WiNeMa Road, Cloverdale, OR. E-mail: info@ winemachurch.net for service times.
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that they themselves love to drink. Pelican Brewing Company was born at the beach in 1996. Here, in front of a rundown old building at the water’s edge, stood three enthusiastic young folks whose thirst for great beer overshadowed their understanding of what it would take to build a brewery. They did it anyway. Thanks to the vision of founding owners Jeff Schons, Mary Jones and brewmaster Darron Welch, Oregon’s only beachfront brewpub became one of the state’s most popular destinations. And now 25 years later, Pelican Brewing Company is an iconic beach brand and one of the most decorated craft breweries in Oregon. Pelican has been honored with more than 450 awards including the prestigious 2015, 2016, 2017 Australian International Beer Awards Champion Medium International Brewery; 2014 World Beer Cup Champion PADDLEBACK OCEANIC PALE Small Brewery; 2013 Great ALE is Pelican Brewery’s American Beer Festival newest year-round pale ale. Large Brewpub of the Year. Pelican operates brewing and brewpub facilities New Zealand and Australia into Paddleback in Pacific City, Cannon Beach, and its as they present bright flavors such as state-of-the-craft brewery in Tillamook, gooseberry and passionfruit versus the citrus hops used in classic American style pale ales.” Oregon where it brews 40,000 barrels of award-winning beer annually and distributes Like all Pelican beers, Paddleback is born to six states. For more information, visit at the beach by a team of award-winning craft pelicanbrewing.com. beer makers known for brewing styles of beer
36360 Brooten Mountain Rd. | Pacific City, OR 97135 3 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,058 SQ | $799,900
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