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A Century of Worship
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Vol. 16, No. 399 • July 29, 2022
Let’s Get On
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Neskowin Beach Golf is back in the swing of things with its course now open daily
TORTA to host premier of Biketown documentary
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illamook Off Road Trail Alliance is having a celebration on Friday, Aug. 5 — they are hosting a movie screening of “Biketown,” a documentary that will feature TORTA’s goal of bringing a mountain bike trail to South Tillamook County. Their story will be one of several as the movie chronicles towns who have, with varying success stories, brought trails to their community. The movie screening is a fundraising effort that seeks to raise money for a new bike project planned for the Nestucca Valley School District’s K-8 school and the planned Buzzard Butte Trail Network in the Sandlake Recreation District, a trail system that will include approximately 35 miles of trail with opportunties for all skill levels and experience. A skills park is also being planned that is being hailed as an opportunity for bikers to improve their skills. The movie, which is presented by Freehub Magazine, will run from 6-9 p.m. at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Though there isn’t an admission charge, organizers are suggesting that those attending buy a pair of raffle tickets ($5 each). Attendees can also purchase five raffle tickets for $20. Up for grabs will be products from Specialized Bikes, Maxxis Tires and IMBA. Providing something to wet your whistle at the event will be 10 Barrel Brewing Co., who will be selling their beer. Movie snacks will also be available for purchase. The BBTN has a budget of $2 million. To date, TORTA has been selected to receive $310,000 in grand funds from Travel Oregon, State Parks and Tillamook County grant programs. At the movie fundraiser, TORTA and partners will be there to answer any and all questions regarding what they have been working on and their current progress. Making a presentation on behalf of TORTA will be Josh Venti. And representing the upcoming project at NVSD’s K-8 school will be Superintendent Misty Wharton. And the fun will continue after the showing as TORTA is also sponsoring an afterparty (21 and over) at The Sportsman’s Pub and Grub. There supporters will be encouraged to enjoy the music of HELGA, a three-piece band based in Bend. For more information about the film, visit biketownfilm.com.
ODFW is urging recreational crabbers in Oregon to mark their gear
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Program, said it is also unclear in which state or what coastal area the gear was from. The dead orca was spotted a second time near the mouth of the Coquille River, and fishermen recovered the gear. Both ODFW and Oregon State University examined and evaluated the gear. “The gear wasn’t marked with the owner’s identity, so it is not legal gear as per Oregon regulations. In fact, the gear is not consistent with regulations in Washington or California either,” Braby said. “The recovered gear had a sporttype crab pot and was relatively unfouled,
suggesting it was deployed recently.” Recreational crab pots or rings used in the open ocean water and bays must have surface buoys for buoyancy so the gear can be retrieved. By regulation, the buoys must be marked with the owners first and last name or business name and at least one of the following: permanent address, phone number, ODFW ID number or vessel identification number. The information must be visible, legible, and permanent. This regulation does not apply to recreational crabbing from piers, jetties, or the beach where the pot is attached to shore while it is fishing.
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ODFW marine biologists and fishery managers continue their work to decrease whale entanglements in crabbing gear with good success. The frequency of entanglements has lessened over the last few years across the West Coast. However, a recreational fisherman recently spotted a dead orca with crabbing gear wrapped around its tail about 25 miles off Newport. Caren Braby says it is unknown if the orca was dead prior to being entangled or died because it was entangled in the crab gear. Braby, who leads Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Resources
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Marked surface buoys help managers identify which fisheries and areas along the coast are associated with marine life entanglements. More importantly, proper marking of buoys and floats helps managers develop ways to prevent entanglements in the future. The public is encouraged to report entangled whales or other marine animals to NOAA Fisheries’ Entanglement Reporting Hotline 1-877-SOS-WHAL (1-877-767-9425) or the U.S. Coast Guard on VHF CH-16. Photographs and videos showing entangled gear is helpful as is a general location and species if known.