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NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT is asking voters to renew its operating levy on the Nov. 7 ballot that helps pay for its career firefighter staff. Pictured above (l-r) are Captain Garrison Logan, firefighter Austin Howard, and firefighter Gunnar Lundeer.

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NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT is asking voters to renew its operating levy on the Nov. 7 ballot that helps pay for its career firefighter staff. © 2023, Pacific City Sun

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NRPFD to host two open houses in its efforts to share the need for renewing 5-year operating levy

o you value the increased service and faster responding times that an increased emergency responder staff has afforded citizens and visitors in South Tillamook County? That’s the question the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District is putting to voters as it is seeking to renew its operating levy, first passed in 2019. Voters will decide whether to support the district for another five years in this manner by Nov. 7, when ballots are due. Ballots will begin being mailed on Oct. 18.

The district has also scheduled two community open houses for voters to learn more about the need for the funds — Tuesday, Oct. 10, starting at 5:30 p.m., at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City; and Tuesday, Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m., at the NRFPD fire hall and administrative building in Hebo.

Both open houses will feature a presentation plus time Photo courtesy of Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District for questions.

Rate wise, the operating levy is a duplicate of what VOTERS are being asked to renew the NRFPD’s operating levy estimated at voters approved in 2019 — a five-year levy of $.66 per $4.129 million over five years. They have scheduled two community open houses where voters can learn more about the needs for the levy and will include time $1,000 of assessed value for property in the district. for questions.

According to the election filing, the estimated yearly total for the levy are as follows: 2024-25, $759,787.18; top of each other — it gives is the ability to split crews up and still 2025-26, $784,919.08; 2026-27, $850,594.97; 2027-28, $847,384.47; have the ability to go on all calls we have at the same time.”

2028-29, $886,347.04. Taken in total, the estimate for the five-year He added the renewal of the levy will allow the district to maintain levy is $4.129 million. its current response times. Oeder added that other plusses have been According to a task force supporting the levy, a yes vote will allow a better ability to do business inspections, do pre-fire planning, and NRFPD to continue its high level of service to district citizens and participate in fire prevention activities. businesses and keep nine career firefighters/EMTs employeed.

“We’ve got a very dedicated group of individuals that want to be Career Firefighter/EMTs are currently split into three 48-hour with us and provide the services that we are asked to provide and shifts, three members per shift. Reportedly, these shifts respond take care of our residents and visitors in the district in the best way to motor vehicle accidents, structure fires, wildland fires, brush that we can,” Oeder added. fires, medical emergencies, swift water rescues, rope rescues, and The previous levy has also had financial benefit to some property search/rescue operations. Shifts also perform facility and vehicle owners in the district as with the passage of the 2019 five-year levy, maintenance for six in-district fire stations, as well as other full-time NRFPD’s Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating improved from duties. a 6 to a 4. That’s important because insurance companies use ISO Supporters say that NRFPD enhances its service to the community ratings to set insurance rates — the lower the number, the better the with a combination of career staff and volunteers. NRFPD hired its rating — and the lower the insurance premiums are. Officials said first non-volunteer career firefighter in 2016. In 2019, voters passed the improvement in the ISO rating was a direct result of faster, more a five-year levy to add six paid firefighters. Now, each of the three reliable responses due to hiring more full-time paid firefighters. shifts includes two career firefighters and one captain. The upcoming NRFPD currently has 33 volunteer firefighters operating under November 2023 levy will be a continuation of the levy that voters the main fire chief, deputy fire chief, division chief of maintenance, approved five years ago and retains coverage for each shift. and division chief of training. In 2009, NRFPD had 50 volunteers In an Oct. 5 interview with the Sun, NRFPD Chief James Oeder and responded to an annual number of 450 calls. In 2022, NRFPD’s also highlighted the importance of the resources the funding and call number increased to 1,004 and is on track to reach 1,100 by staffing provide. the end of 2023. According to officials, with the influx of full-time “The big difference has been the ability to have a crew dedicated and part-time residents, and increased tourism, 911 emergency call to respond,” he said. “Depending on what time of day it is, with our volumes are expected to increase each of the next five years. NRFPD volunteers, a lot of them may be working so we don’t have as many currently has 33 volunteers, with 25 percent of them being over the resources available at certain times of the day. With the crews that age of 65. are on duty that gives us a better chance of responding.”

NRFPD covers 125 square miles with six fire stations. It also He also noted it is a beneficial asset when more than one call provides reciprocal mutual aid to bordering agencies such as North comes in.

Lincoln Fire, Tillamook Fire, and Grand Ronde Fire.

“With as many of the multiple calls we’ve been getting — one on For more information about NRFPD, visit nrfpd.com.

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OPRD seeks comments on updates to marine plant, seawood collection rules

Historical photo courtesy of the Jim Affolter family

SWIMMERS enjoying the water at the confluence of Slab Creek and Hawk Creek in front of the old campgrounds circ. 1930s. Bob Affolter (Jim Affolter’s father) can be seen with his hand on his stomach in the center of the photograph.

History in the Making Photo submissions due by Nov. 1 for Neskowin coffee table photo book

By CHELSEA YARNELL for the Sun

Jim Affolter has deep roots in Neskowin.

His grandparents, Walt and Zeda Affolter (both born at the coast), were original Neskowin settlers who ran a dairy farm on Slab Creek Road for many years.

“I loved them so much, they were so accessible,” Affolter said. He recalls several visits to the area with his aunts, uncles, and cousins where everyone would curl up at night in sleeping bags in just about every corner of the small beach home. “My grandparents were just loving it,” he said fondly.

Later in life, Jim became co-owner of the Affolter family “beach home.” The house, built in 1927, is where Affolter has chosen to retire.

Through the years, the Affolter family passed down historical photos of the area and Jim inherited a photobook his father had compiled. But there was a desire for the photos to exist outside of a family photo album.

After gathering some interest, Affolter found additional locals who had a similar vision. “[Neskowin] has a history and we thought it would be exciting to share,” he said. “All five of us love Neskowin and want to show our stories of the past. What’s not to love: it’s quiet, family-oriented, restful, peaceful.

That’s why we moved here.”

As a group, Affolter, Cathy Benneth, Jody Stager, Michael Schlicting, and Cameron Nagel crafted the idea of publishing a coffee table photo book.

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“These images are typically black and white, copy-printed, and faded. It occurred to a small group of residents that a treasure trove of original prints and negatives probably exist tucked away in shoeboxes and drawers.

Wouldn’t it be great to unearth these photos, make hi-resolution scans, and publish them in a book format for all to enjoy?”

The group is in search of historical photos of Neskowin with special interest for “the earlier, the better.”

“As historical books have already been published on Neskowin and surrounding areas, our format will focus on pre-1960s imagery which illustrates past memories captured by the cameras of our friends and neighbors,” Nagel said.

An historical timeline is planned to accompany the photos with eight categories including: early homesteaders, commerce, early beach life, hotels, horse stables, golf course, original cottages, and odds & ends (photos just too good to leave out).

“What we’re envisioning is not very much text, but more photos with vignettes,” Affolter said. “Submit any picture you think is worth considering, we want to see it. That picture may just be the picture that is really unique.”

To be considered for the book, submissions are encouraged to be in by Nov. 1. Photos and questions can be emailed to Affolter at jimaffolter@outlook.com.

The group hopes to have the book published and ready for purchase by the Neskowin Cottage Walk (making a comeback in 2024).

A special thanks is given to Sally Rissel for the generous use of photos that she did not use in the publication of her own historical books of Tillamook County.

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is proposing updates to rules for collection of marine plants and macroalgae in marine reserves and marine protected areas (OAR 736-0210090).

Updates to Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan earlier this year changed regulations and management practices in certain protected areas. The department’s proposed rule changes will allow for collection of marine plants and macroalgae in marine protected areas if allowed under management plans for the area.

Proposed rules also eliminate outdated requirements for enrolled members of federally recognized tribes in Oregon to seek a permit before collecting marine plants along the ocean shore.

OPRD is accepting comments until 5 p.m. on Nov. 3. Comments can be made by visiting oregon.gov/oprd/PRP/ Pages/PRP-rulemaking.aspx; at an Oct. 26 public hearing that will start at 2 p.m. (registration required at https:// us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_RVGhrw-KR9eYDdaTobepew); by writing to: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, attn.: Katie Gauthier, 725 Summer St NE, Suite C, Salem OR 97301; or via email at OPRD. publiccomment@oprd.oregon.gov.

After reviewing public comments, agency staff plan to present a final amended rule for consideration by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission at its November 2023 business meeting.

The full text of the amendment to Oregon Administrative Rule 736-0210090 is available at https://www.oregon. gov/oprd/PRP/Pages/PRP-rulemaking. aspx.

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Forum set for candidates seeking to fill shoes of retiring Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto This past August, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners invited candidates to apply for Commissioner Position 2, which will be vacated by the retirement of Commissioner David Yamamoto late this year. Submissions were received by 15 eligible candidates by the Sept. 14 deadline.

The person chosen to fill this position will serve the remainder of the term vacated by Yamamoto beginning in November or December of 2023 through the end of the calendar year of 2024.

In order for the chosen candidate to continue in this position after December of 2024, they must be elected by the citizens of Tillamook County during the 2024 election cycle.

Photo by Tim Hirsch After a series of informational COMMISSIONER DAVID YAMAMOTO, who occupies Commissioner Position 2 on the Tillamook County interviews with the candidates and Board of Commissioners, will be retiring towards the review of letters of interest and end of this year and the board recently reviewed 15 resumes, the board individually eligible candidates applying to fill the remainder of ranked their top candidates to his term. proceed to the public forum and Teams Meeting live video link: https://www. panel interview. The following co.tillamook.or.us/. Virtual attendance is six candidates are attending the forum and interview: Paul Fournier, Ken Henson, Jerry listen- only.

Those that have a question they’d like Keene, Paul Levesque, Doug Olson, and asked of the candidates can email the Matt Williams. question to publiccomments@co.tillamook.

The county recognizes there has been or.us by Friday, Oct. 6. some interest in the names of all the Following the panel interview, Chair Erin applicants. However, out of respect for Skaar and Vice-Chair Mary Faith Bell may the privacy and confidentiality of those begin deliberations. applicants who are not moving forward in The authority for the Board of the selection process, those names will not Commissioners to appoint is set forth be released. in Oregon Revised Statute 236.210(2) The candidate forum will occur on which states, “when a vacancy occurs Thursday, Oct. 12, 5-8 p.m. at the PRI in the nonpartisan office of…county Building, Rooms 105/107, located at 4506 commissioner, the remaining members Third Street, Tillamook. The American of the county court or board of county Association of University Women will commissioners shall appoint a person to moderate the forum as they customarily do perform the duties of the office until the during candidate elections. vacancy is filled by election.”

The candidate panel interview with the Although the public is not voting Board of Commissioners will occur on during this process, the Board believes it Monday, Oct. 16, 5-8 p.m. at Tillamook is imperative the appointment process be Bay Community College, Rooms 214/215, transparent and one where the public can located at 4301 Third Street, Tillamook. learn about the potential candidates, one Virtual attendance is available by calling of whom will be appointed as their new the teleconference at 971-254-3149, ID: Tillamook County Commissioner.

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North Coast Opens For Razor Clam Harvesting The Oregon Coquille river. Crab, Department of mussel and bay clam Agriculture and the harvesting remain Oregon Department open along the of Fish and Wildlife entire Oregon coast. announced a new Oregon Department shellfish opening. of Agriculture will Razor clamming is continue to test open from the south for shellfish toxins jetty of the Columbia twice per month, as River to Tillamook tides and weather Head (south of permit. Reopening Seaside). Recent an area closed for samples show levels biotoxins requires of the marine biotoxin two consecutive tests Stock photo domoic acid have with results below RAZOR CLAMMING is open from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tilladropped below the the closure limit. mook Head (south of Seaside) and from closure limit. Razor Contact Oregon Seal Rock to the California border, but clamming remains Department of Fish remains closed from Tillamook Head to open from Seal Rock and Wildlife for Seal Rock. to the California recreational license border. requirements, Razor clamming remains closed from permits, rules and limits.

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focus, respect, confidence, and teach understanding of when it’s okay to use martial arts.

“We do a lot more than just kicking and punching,” she said. “We focus on ‘Life Skill Badges.’ The Pacific City group is currently working on their ‘Respect Badge.’ We talk about how to have respect at school, at home, and at karate.”

Membership is $50 a month for the one weekly class offered in Pacific City with a $25 sign-up fee that covers the cost of a uniform. Sign-ups are open and ongoing through the year. The class limit is capped at 20.

“The kids in the Pacific City class are (mostly) beginners; it’s a good class to start with because everyone is on the same level,” DesJardins said.

While DesJardins is currently teaching the class in Pacific City, she does have feelers out for anyone in the area who is interested in being a martial arts instructor.

“I’m one of only two black belts in the school, so I can’t miss the advanced courses in Tillamook. But, if I was able to train someone, we could further expand in Pacific City. We’re looking for someone that could help grow the program.”

Perseverance Martial Arts opened in Tillamook in 2020 and hosts a larger variety of classes at their main branch. Pacific City students are invited to participate in special events at the Tillamook branch throughout the year.

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Each Wednesday afternoon, Perseverance Martial Arts transforms the Faye Jensen Hall into a karate classroom for 6- to 12-year old youth.

Perseverance Martial Arts, based out of Tillamook, decided to open a satellite location this year to cater to the interest they received from South County youth.

“We decided to do this because we had families who could drive up to Tillamook during the summer, but when school started, they were no longer able to do that,” owner Shauna DesJardins said. “We also thought about those who are not able to make that drive in general. When we asked around, the community let us know that there were not a lot of youth options out here.”

The karate classes are taught by DesJardins once a week on Wednesday afternoons from 4-4:45 pm.

“We appreciate the Kiawanda Community Center being willing to do this with us and being able to get it up and going quickly to accommodate us,” DesJardins said.

“We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the community. We went from business to business and almost everywhere we went was willing to put up flyers and were excited about what we’re doing for kids.”

Currently, DesJardins said there are roughly ten youth who show up for the weekly classes. While students earn karate belts, she said that her classes also emphasis

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Super on the Strings Alexander String Quartet to kick off 2023-24 Neskowin Chamber Music season on Oct. 22

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he finely tuned sounds of the Alexander String Quartet will serenade music lovers on Oct. 22 when the Neskowin Chamber Music series returns starting at 3 p.m. for its 2023-24 season at Wi-Ne-Ma Chapel for the first of seven Sunday concerts.

The quartet features the talents of violinists Zakarias Grafilo and Yuna Lee, violist David Samuel, and cellist Sandy Wilson. Together, it stands among the world’s premier ensembles, having performed in the major music capitals of five continents.

Founded in New York City in 1981, the ensemble quickly captured attention, initially winning the Concert Artists Guild Competition in 1982, and then becoming the first American quartet to win the London (now Wigmore) International String Quartet Competition in 1985. The members of the Alexander String Quartet are recipients of honorary degrees from Allegheny College and St. Lawrence University, and Presidential medals from Baruch College (CUNY).

The Alexander String Quartet has performed at Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, the Metropolitan Museum, Jordan Hall, the Library of Congress, and appeared as guests at universities including Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Lewis & Clark, UCLA, and many more. Numerous overseas tours include the U.K., the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Greece, the Republic of Georgia, Argentina, Panamá, and the Philippines.

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only a few of the many distinguished instrumentalists, singers, and composers with whom the Alexander String Quartet has collaborated in performance and recording projects, crossing genres from classical to jazz, rock, and folk in its more than four decades of music making. Their most recent collaborative project, “British Invasion,” brings the Quartet together with guitarist William Kanengiser to explore the music of Sting, Led Zeppelin, John Dowland, and the Beatles by way of contemporary composers Ian Krouse, Dušan Bogdanović, and Leo Brouwer.

Recording for the Foghorn Classics label, the Alexander String Quartet’s extensive recording catalogue includes complete string quartet cycles by Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Kodály, and Shostakovich. Their most recent release is the third installment of a Mozart chamber music project, “Apotheosis Volume 3,” featuring the string quintets of Mozart with violist Paul Yarbrough.

Apotheosis Volumes 1 & 2, released in 2018 and 2019, featured the late string quartets and piano quartets (with Joyce Yang) of Mozart.

Other major recordings include the 2020 release of the Mozart and Brahms clarinet quintets (with Eli Eban) and the 2019 release, “Locale,” featuring Dvořák’s “American” quartet and piano quintet (with Joyce Yang).

The concert will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Wi-Ne-Ma Chapel in WiNe-Ma Christian Camp, 5195 Winema Rd, Neskowin.

Tickets are now available ($130 per season ticket — good for one admission to each of the seven concerts). For more information or to order tickets, visit neskowinchambermusic.com or call 503965-6499.

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Teaming Up for Pedaling Action Efforts underway to debut Nestucca Valley Composite Mountain Bike Team for 6th thru 12th graders

By CHELSEA YARNELL for the Sun

After the Nestucca Valley School District community hosted Cycle Oregon Classic last month, Sharman Ensminger knew the time was right to start up a youth mountain bike team.

“Seeing our campus come to life with so much interest in trail building and the bike culture, the time is now,” Ensminger said.

“We don’t have biking as a sport for youth, so I’m going to take this up, lead the charge, and see how we can make this happen.”

The Nestucca Valley Composite Mountain Bike Team will start up this spring for students in 6th through 12th grades (recruiting for those entering those grades for the 2024-25 school year) with the team’s competitions to be held in September and October 2024.

Ensminger, counselor at Nestucca K8, and her husband, Colin Stapp, will be the coaches for the team. Ensminger has a background in equestrian sports but made the transition to mountain biking in college.

“College is where we met and she gets the credit for getting me into mountain biking soon after she started,” Stapp said. “I have also done some road biking and completed Reach the Beach and some other cycling events. As career educators, the chance to help kids get on bikes, enjoy the outdoors, and build new skills is exciting. We look forward to starting this new competitive mountain biking club.”

The group will compete as a “composite team” meaning that athletes can come from various schools in the regional area.

“Here in Oregon, there are no schoolaffiliated mountain bike teams,” Ensminger said. “We are going to be an official National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) league team in Oregon. It’s a wellestablished league; it’s been around for years and years.”

The Nestucca group will be the newest addition to the already 20 established teams in the Oregon League, and be competing in the North Division II. Instead of emphasizing race outcomes, NICA programs focus on five core principles: fun, inclusivity, equity, respect,

and community.

“Races are called ‘Really Awesome Challenging Events,’” Ensminger said. “It’s to change the whole stigma of competitions.

When you’re telling me as an educator that that is what this is all about, how can I not get behind that?”

Student and family information sessions will be held every Monday evening during the month of October from 6-7 p.m. in the Nestucca K8 Library. Official registration is slated to open in April 2024.

“I’m excited to share about what Nestucca Composite is all about,” Ensminger said. “This is a space for everyone. This isn’t about taking kids away from other established sports. I’m trying to find kids who haven’t found their niche yet.”

In addition to team logistics, Ensminger will be discussing fundraising efforts for the group.

“We want to do as much as possible to have high quality equipment,” she said.

Athletes are able to supply their own bikes and helmets as long as they meet safety specifications, but the team is also accepting bike donations.

“Our high school has a bike mechanic program, so if people want to donate an old clunker, we can try and figure out how to restore it,” Ensminger said.

So far, the program is working to restore eight donated bikes, and another has been offered to be purchased new for the team.

Tillamook Off Road Trail Alliance is serving as the fiscal agent for the team.

Recently, TORTA partnered with Soldiers on Singletrack to garner a donation of 30plus pro-level bike helmets for Nestucca K8 students. Soldiers on Singletrack is a nonprofit that supports veterans by creating community through mountain biking and adventures on two wheels. Ensminger hopes that some of the students who received helmets will choose to become members of the mountain bike team.

“Kids are really excited,” Ensminger said.

“The feedback I’m getting is overwhelming and so positive.”

Volunteers and partners are sought to make Nestucca Valley Composite Mountain Bike Team a possibility. To learn more and donate to the team, visit NVCMTB.team.

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Calendar of Events ARTIST OF THE MONTH RECEPTION Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Eric Sappington and Brittany Sheffield. For more information, visit baycityartscenter.com or call 503-377-9620.

ARTIST RECEPTION Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Angela Haseltine Pozzi and Nicola Bianca Pozzi’s show Unhuman. For more information visit LincolnCity-CulturalCenter.org or call 541994-9994.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Joel Zwink will talk about his photos and how to get the most out of your phone camera. Signup at PC-Pour.com.

ARTIST RECEPTION Oct. 6, 5-7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Sculptor Angela Haseltine Pozzi’s show Single-Use Planet: Facing Humanity. For more information visit LincolnCity-CulturalCenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

PUMPKIN PLANTER WORKSHOP Oct. 7, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Learn to create seasonal pumpkin planters.$55 fee includes supplies, instruction, and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

HIKING EXPLORIENCE Oct. 7, 10 a.m. Friends of Wildwoods Open Space, Lincoln City. Trailhead on West Devils Lake Rd., just north of NE 22nd St. at Milepost 2. Free and no registration required. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

TRIVIA NIGHT Oct. 7, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free admission. Must be 21 or over. Test your trivia knowledge. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

SOLO SPEAK PRESENTS: EVERYONE HAS A STORY Oct. 7, 7 p.m. Grown-up personal stories for grown-ups with Shay Knorr, Doral Vance, and Rodney Dahl. For more information, visit tillamooktheater.com.

SOUND BOWL SUNDAY Oct. 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. $10 admission. For more information, call Kris Rooke, 425-894-4111.

CELTIC SERIES: GADAN Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Gadan plays mix of traditional Irish music, bluegrass, and Appalachian music. Tickets $20-$35.

For more information visit LincolnCity-CulturalCenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Oct. 8, 2-4 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City.

For more information, call 503-965-7900.

NESTUCCA VALLEY MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM INFO SESSION Oct. 9, 6-7 p.m. Nestucca Valley K-8 School library, 36925 Hwy. 101 S. Cloverdale. Student and family information night for current students 5th-11th grade. Learn about the upcoming Nestucca Valley Composite Mountain Bike Team. For more information, contact SharmanE@nestucca.k12,or.us or call 503-837-9095.

‘PAST PRESIDENTS CABARET’ Oct. 9, 7 p.m. First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 2203 4th St., Tillamook. Hosted by Monday Musical Club of Tillamook Board or Directors. Free and open to the public.

For more information, visit mondaymusicalcluboftillamook.blogspot.com. or call 503-812-85850.

NESTUCCA VALLEY LIONS CLUB MEETING Oct. 9, 6 p.m. The Lion’s Den, 34510 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. For more information, email nestuccavalleylions@gmail.com.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING WONDERS Oct. 9, 11 & 13, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/movewell/walking-groups/ or contact coordinator Kathy at katystar7@hotmail.com or 503-801-7448 (text).

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HARVEST FESTIVAL Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Neskowin Valley School, 10005 Slab Creek Rd., Neskowin. Bake sale, cider press, live music, kids activities, Slab Creek Grill and more. For more information, visit neskowinvalleyschool.com.

munity Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Community of people who make things for others - all levels welcome. $3 admission.

NESTUCCA FIRE LEVY PRESENTATION Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Presentation on proposed Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District operating levy followed by Q&A. SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY STORYTIME Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Co-hosted by David and Theresa. All ages invited.

For more information, call 503-965-6163.

NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Oct. 11, 4 p.m. Hebo Fire Station, 30710 Hwy. 101 S., Hebo. For more information, call 503392-3313.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Oct. 11, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook.or.us/ bocc.

PAINTING GROUP Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-noon. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. All levels welcome. For more information, call 503-965-7900.

OPEN ART Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Bring your art supplies and enjoy creating in friendly, supportive studio space. Any media and any skill level welcome. For more information, visit baycityartscenter.com.

TAI CHI Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Volunteer led for all ages and levels. For more information, call 503-510-0588.

BIRD WATCHING EXPLORIENCE Oct. 13, 9 a.m. The Villages Open Space, Lincoln City. Meet at culdesac at north end of NE Devils Lake Blvd. off Hwy. 101 north of Lincoln City. Free and no registration required. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

HIKING EXPLORIENCE Oct. 13, 1 p.m. Spring Lake Open Space, Lincoln City. 2.5 mile relatively easy trail. From Hwy. 101 turn east on NE 14th St., go 1/4 mile and turn right on NE Port Ave., to park.

Free and no registration required. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

PAINT & SIP Oct. 14, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar,

33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Joint Tayler Blackman for Paint and Sip. $45 fee includes supplies, instruction and first beverage. Limited spaces available. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

WHITE CLOVER GRANGE HERITAGE APPLE SHINDIG Oct. 14, 1-4 p.m. White Clover Grange, 36585 OR-53, Nehalem. Apple cider making, apple treats and music. For more information, email goatherd@nehalemtel.net or call 503-368-5886.

BINGO NIGHT Oct. 14, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free admission. Must be 21 or over. Free Bingo.

Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE BAY Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 4949 Netarts Hwy. W, Netarts. Free course for emerging landscape and nature photographers. Registration required. For more more information and to register, visit netartsbaywebs.org.

GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Oct. 15, 2-4 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, call 503-9657900.

PUMPKIN PLANTER WORKSHOP Oct. 15, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Learn to create seasonal pumpkin planters.$55 fee includes supplies, instruction, and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr/Sr High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale.

NESTUCCA VALLEY MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM INFO SESSION Oct. 16, 6-7 p.m. Nestucca Valley K-8 School library, 36925 Hwy. 101 S. Cloverdale. Student and family information night for current students 5th-11th grade. Learn about the upcoming Nestucca Valley Composite Mountain Bike Team. For more information, contact SharmanE@nestucca.k12,or.us or call 503-837-9095.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING WONDERS Oct. 16, 18 & 20, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/movewell/walking-groups/ or contact coordinator Kathy at katystar7@hotmail.com or 503-801-7448 (text).

SOUTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY Oct. 17, 12:30-6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Rd., Pacific City.

STITCHERS QUILTING GROUP Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Community of people who

make things for others - all levels welcome. $3 admission.

NESTUCCA FIRE LEVY PRESENTATION Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. Hebo Fire Hall, 30710 Hwy. 101, Hebo. Presentation on proposed Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District operating levy followed by Q&A. COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Oct. 17, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Carey Wundram of Kelp Mineral. Free event. Signup at PC-Pour.com.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Oct. 18, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook.or.us/ bocc.

SHOP WITH A COP FUNDRAISER Oct. 18, 4-7 p.m. Dutch Mill Cafe, 206 Main Ave., Tillamook. 100% of proceeds will benefit the Shop with a Copy Program. For more information, call 503-354-2636.

PAINTING GROUP Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-noon. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. All levels welcome. For more information, call 503-965-7900.

TAI CHI Oct. 19, 10:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Volunteer led for all ages and levels.

For more information, call 503-510-0588.

NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Guest speaker LuAnn Anderson, Tai Chi teacher and bird watcher. For reservations, call Cathy, 541-622-3104.

LIVE MUSIC Oct. 20, 5-7 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Music by Jordan Rivers Band. Free admission. Signup at PC-Pour.com.

FRANKENSTEIN: THE RADIO PLAY Oct. 20 & 21, 7 p.m. and Oct. 22, 2 p.m.

NCRD, 36155 9th St., Nehalem. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit riverbendplayers.org.

LIVE MUSIC Oct. 21, 3-5 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Music by Jordan Rivers Band. Free admission. Signup at PC-Pour.com.

BLOCK PRINTING CLASS Oct. 21, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Carve your own block print and press into mixed media. $55 fee includes supplies and instruction and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour. com.

MYSTERIOUS MUSHROOMS OF THE TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST Oct. 21, 11 a.m. Tillamook Forest Center, 45500 OR-6, Tillamook. Program on wild forest mushrooms with optional short mushroom spotting walk. $20 fee - registration required. For more information or to register, visit tillamookforestcenter.org.

UKULELE JAM SESSION Oct. 21, 1-2:30 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Bring your own instrument or borrow from the library. For more information, visit tillabook.org or call 503-842-4792.

PICTIONARY NIGHT Oct. 21, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free admission. Must be 21 or over. Play Pictionary. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES Oct. 22, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, 5195 Winema Rd., Cloverdale. $30 adult tickets, $20 ages 18-19 and $10 for children 17 and under; season tickets $130. For more information or to buy tickets, visit neskowinchambermusic.org.

SOUND BOWL SUNDAY Oct. 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. $10 admission. For more information, call Kris Rooke, 425-894-4111.

To have your event added to the Sun’s calendar, email information to tim@pacificcitysun.com

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CORVUS LANDING FARM, located on Slab Creek Road in Neskowin, finished out the summer farmers market season and will not be returning in 2024 after 14 years in business.

A Curtain Call Corvus Landing Farm closes after 14 years

By CHELSEA YARNELL for the Sun

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arolina Lees, owner of Corvus Landing Farm, is ready for a change. Lees announced via the farm’s website and social media pages that the business would not continue into 2024.

“I went into this season unsure where it would take me, but also not ready to give up the farm that I’ve poured my heart and soul into, and the relationships with all of you that have sustained me for so many years,” Lee wrote. “But now, I’m ready to see what my life is like without farming.

I’ve run Corvus Landing for 14 years and farmed for 20, and I think I’m as good as I’m going to get at it. I’ve done what I wanted to do.”

Not new to farming, Lees spent several years working on farms and for nonprofits in the Eugene area before venturing out on her own at the farm on Slab Creek Road.

“I came into farming from a food security lens,” Lees told the Sun. “I got interested in the work of growing food. I really loved the coast…and I was ready to start the farm.”

Through the years, Lees grew produce, flowers, and plants that were locally sold at the Neskowin Farmers Market, as well as other locations in the regional area.

“I’ve always loved going to the Farmers Market; that’s been the heart and soul and primary focus for me,” Lees said.

“I love the community and customers at the Market. I remember when [it] just started and it just took off because Neskowin didn’t have a space like that.

People standing in line and seeing [others] they hadn’t seen in 20 years because the Farmers Market facilitated that gathering space.”

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Even with the support of community, farming was not without its challenges.

Lees penned a note about the business’s closure to the community to shed light on the complexity of farming.

“One thing I’ve realized as I’ve stepped into the wider world of work is how hard farmers work for so little money,” Lees wrote. “Farming is complicated, risky, and stressful. There is so much that’s out of my control, so many elements and factors to juggle, and so much failure everyday…

Farming is severely undervalued in our society. The complexity of a farm business is not reflected in the gross sales. The labor and skill and expertise required isn’t reflected in the prices I can charge.”

Lees told the Sun that her note resonated with several local farmers.

“It’s a complicated, challenging thing to grow food,” Lee said. “I thought this was a good opportunity to share about my fellow famers, and help people have a little more context of what it takes to do this work.”

Lees saw out the season at the Neskowin Farmers Market and has no regrets about her time running Corvus Landing Farm.

“I have a deep, deep well of gratitude for the community welcoming me,” Lees said. “I’ve felt really honored to contribute to this place and to have been a part of everyone’s lives. I hope I can stay imbedded in the community in other ways.”

Lees plans to keep and maintain her piece of property on Slab Creek Road, with the hopes to bring the farm back in “some” form in the future. But for now, it’s goodbye.

“Thank you for the many years of support and community,” Lees wrote. “I’m honored that you have made my food and my farm a part of your life. It’s so hard to say goodbye, but it’s time.”

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South Tillamook Co. joins statewide Great Oregon Shakeout Effort

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

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ou’ve probably heard the mantra when it comes to the big Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake that scientists say will eventually shake our region — it’s not if, it’s when.

While that may be true, there is another message: the time is now to be prepared.

Scientists say that the last time this fault was rocked with an earthquake was Jan. 26, 1700. They are predicting that there is an approximately 37 percent chance a megathrust earthquake measuring 7.1 or larger will shake the region in the next 50 years.

Enter the Great Oregon Shakeout, which, in connection with the Great International Shakeout, is planned for Thursday, Oct. 19, starting at 10:19 a.m. Here in South Tillamook County, an effort to encourage participation is being led by the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corp., who is encouraging all to watch for the alert via Nixle and other communication methods and then head to the hills. They are also placing volunteers on several tsunami evacuation areas in Tierra Del Mar (gravel road leading to water tank, across from Harris Avenue, and at Irish Avenue), Pacific City (Pine Street/Cape Kiwanda Drive at the crest of the hill, at Nestucca Ridge and at Pacific City Heights) and Neskowin (Hillcrest and South Beach evacuation sites).

Volunteers will be tasked with answering questions, distributing safety handouts and giving away prizes.

Dave Sears, president of STCEVC, says that between now and 10/19 at 10:19 a.m., the message is to prepare.

“The first thing (people need to ask) is: are they in an inundation zone? Do they live, or do they work or do they recreate in an inundation zone? If they’re in those locations, they need to know where to go,” Sears said. “And the next question is: where do they get that information from?”

The answer, residents and visitors can find “Cascadia Island Mapping” of South Tillamook County and other regions, by visiting oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/Pages/Cascadia-IslandMapping.aspx.

“You need to know where to go and what to do,” added Stephanie Staroska-Welch, secretary of STCEVC. And while that answer might depend on whether it’s a distant or local earthquake, for the sake of this exercise, participants should assume local. The focus on Oct. 19 will be to practice what to do should the mega Cascadia Subduction Zone event happen.

Sears said that even those outside a tsunami inundation zone could learn something from the drill.

“If you’re out of the inundation zone, you want to drop, cover and stay put,” he said. “The first and foremost thing is you take care of yourself and your family first. You make sure that you’re safe. You make sure that your family’s safe. And then, at that point, then you can see if you can assist others.”

“The key thing is if you’re in an inundation zone you need to know where to go,” Sears added. “If you’re not in an inundation zone, you need to be prepared to take care of yourself for a certain period of time. There’s a lot of variables with that but you need the water, the food, the first aid. And you have to consider, if you live on a higher area, that people may be coming desperately up for assistance.”

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IN COLLABORATION with the Great Oregon Shakeout, the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corp. is organizing a practice evacuation drill on Thursday, Oct. 19, starting at 10:19 a.m.

He also preaches the importance of practice.

“In the case of a Cascadia event, it’s going to be horrific — probably the most terrifying event in your life,” Sears said. “And, when you’re dazed and confused…it could be dark, it could be terrible conditions, you have to know where to go. (It has) to be second nature.

“You’re not going to be able to drive there, probably. It’s really essential that you actually get out of your house and you actually walk the direction you need to go — physically walk it — because in a real situation it’s going to be horrific.

“A person can cover a lot of distance in 20 minutes, so they need to know where to go. They can’t be second-guessing.

COMMUNICATION IS KEY Another element of the Shakeout will be practicing communication. Since its inception, that’s been one thing STCEVC has focused on and they now have a network of Ham radios and GMRS radios. And they’ll use the event to practice what they’ve learned.

THE FIRST PRIORITY One piece of advice that Sears is stressing is using common sense when it comes to grabbing emergency supplies before you walk or run to safey. And, sometimes, that can even mean forgoing the “go bag” of supplies.

“The thing is don’t risk your life getting a go bag,” he added. “If it is going to be really tight for you to go from your house to the assembly point, (if) it’s going to be really challenging to get there, don’t worry about your go bag.”

“Don’t go rifling through your garage to find your go bag,” added Staroska-Welch.

But, on the other hand, if you have it at handy, it could prove valuable.

“Absolutely, if (you know where your bag is and you just) have a 10-minute walk (when there’s 20 minutes of safety) you want your go bag,” Sears added. “And a go bag is really good for (other) emergencies when you have to evacuate. A wildfire would be a good example. If you’ve got your go bag, you’ve got some basics, which would be good. But, if there’s a Cascadia event, do not risk your life to get a go bag.”

To learn more about the Great Oregon Shakeout, visit https:// www.shakeout.org/oregon/. To learn about the work of the South Tillamook County Emergency Volunteer Corp, visit https:// southtillamookcountyevc.org.

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OSU researchers receive NSF grant to develop robot swarm that can explore under ice shelves

By MICHELLE KLAMPE Oregon State University

Oregon State University researchers will lead a team of scientists and engineers on a three-year, $1.5 million project to develop and test a team of robots that could travel under ice shelves and collect critical measurements about the extent of ice cavities and surrounding ocean properties.

The effort, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs, is designed to help advance underwater exploration in confined and hard-to-reach environments such as cavities under ice shelves, said Jessica Garwood, an assistant professor in Oregon State’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and the project’s principal investigator.

Warming ocean conditions are causing polar ice sheets and ice shelves, which are floating extensions of ice sheets, to melt rapidly and contribute to global sea level rise, but studying the impact of this phenomenon poses a significant challenge for researchers who have limited tools to physically reach dangerous and deep, distant cavities beneath ice using existing tools, she said.

“Working in the water under ice is particularly challenging because communications are limited and there is no surface access to recover equipment,” Garwood said. “We need robots that can travel into these areas and also travel back out.”

The research team’s goal is to develop a system with a large “mothership” robot that will carry and deploy a swarm of smaller passenger robots that could spread out and explore the waters under a melting ice shelf or other hard-to-access locations. The robots would operate autonomously and be programmed with decision-making ability based on conditions.

The “proof-of-concept” project includes building the deployment and recovery system for the parent robot and the swarm of passenger robots; developing hardware and protocols for communication and localization underwater; and navigation and decision-making algorithms that would allow the robots to adapt their behavior and data collection efforts based on the conditions they encounter.

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are on their own out there. They won’t be able to surface to send information, they will only be able to communicate with each other,” said Garwood, an oceanographer whose past work has involved putting robots in the ocean to investigate how ocean currents move small marine organisms. “So the robots might be programmed to identify a fresh water signal coming from a melting glacier and follow that signal, for example.”

During the three-year project, the researchers plan to conduct a series of tests in water, including a frozen lake in Oregon.

“The immediate goal is to develop these tools and systems,” Garwood said. “The end goal is to get under ice shelves so we can investigate ice-ocean dynamics and monitor changes in ocean conditions.

Such a system may also be effective in other environments, such as in the coastal ocean, where teams of resident robots could monitor ocean conditions and adapt their sampling behaviors to respond to specific subsurface signals, such as low oxygen waters.”

Multi-robot systems already exist for aerial and ground environments, said Geoff Hollinger, an associate professor who operates the Robotic Decision-Making Laboratory in Oregon State’s College of Engineering and is co-principal investigator on the project.

“Existing systems cannot overcome the communication, sensing, and coordination challenges imposed by the under-ice environment,” he said. “Solving these problems and deploying in new environments has enormous potential to teach us about glaciers and the ocean.”

The research team also includes Phil Lundrigan of Brigham Young University; Atsuhiro Muto of Temple University; Nicholas Rypkema of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Yu She of Purdue University; and Xi Yu of West Virginia University.

The project resulted from a National Science Foundation-sponsored Ideas Lab workshop that brought together scientists from several disciplines, including robotics, polar science, oceanography and engineering, to brainstorm innovative solutions to advance underwater science.

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Ocean shore driving rules in Lincoln City amended The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission voted to allow beach driving to continue in fall, winter, and spring at one access point in Lincoln City and to prohibit it year-round at the other starting Oct. 1 due to ongoing safety issues.

The new rules were adopted September 20 in cooperation with Lincoln City Council, which voted earlier to support the proposal based on its staff recommendations. Fire and rescue crews encouraged the city and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to make the changes for public safety.

“I’m grateful for our partners in Lincoln City and around Oregon who voiced their concerns and helped find a solution that balances the needs of our visitors at the Oregon Coast. This rule change provides a safer experience at the beach access points in Lincoln City,” said Central Coast District

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Motor vehicles will be allowed to access the ocean shore at NW 15th Street, and drive 150 feet in either direction from Oct. 1 to April 30. Motor vehicles are prohibited at all other times except for emergency vehicles.

Motor vehicles will be prohibited yearround from driving on the ocean shore at NW 34th Street in Lincoln City. Safety concerns included crowding, a lack of separation of pedestrians and vehicles and the risk of injury to visitors playing in the stream directly below the access point.

OPRD will install signs that communicate the rule changes to the public. It will also work to improve signage and communication around both access locations regarding where individuals with disabilities can access the ocean shore.

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OSU-led project receives $2.5 million to study community perceptions of offshore wind energy

By MOLLY ROSBACH Oregon State University

The team will also investigate how the community benefit The U.S. Department model has worked in of Energy has selected a other locations and will team of researchers led by present their findings to Oregon State University the coastal communities to receive up to $2.5 being surveyed in Oregon, million to study what California and Maine so coastal communities think those residents understand of potential offshore wind what’s possible in this energy development and type of agreement. the benefits they could Photo courtesy of Evan Krape/University of Delaware This project will help gain from those projects. the Pacific Marine Energy Block Island Wind Farm.

The funding will Center understand what be administered by responsible development the Pacific Marine Energy Center, a of the offshore energy sector looks like consortium of universities led by OSU that from the community perspective, rather works closely with coastal communities, than viewing it solely through the lens of ocean users, government agencies and science or technology, center director Bryson technology developers for the responsible Robertson said. development of marine renewable energy.

“So often, our attention as we assess The federal government is in the early potential energy technologies is focused on stages of leasing areas off the coasts of the electricity and environment, and we sort Oregon, California and Maine for floating of ignore the social and human aspects,” he offshore wind energy projects. In lieu of said. “This funding really allows us to put requiring companies to pay the full lease cost those social aspects front and center and look to the federal treasury, the government may at it from a more holistic viewpoint.” allow developers to establish agreements Even the question of which communities with coastal communities about specific are within the sphere of impact is a community benefits the companies would challenging question, Robertson said. provide.

Floating offshore wind energy projects are Researchers will interview and survey typically far out to sea, though they are large coastal residents in an effort to understand structures — some as tall as the Eiffel Tower the preferences, concerns and values of — and can be visible from land under clear local communities where offshore wind conditions. development has been proposed, said lead There is concern among tribal communities researcher Hilary Boudet, an associate that offshore development could impact professor of sociology in OSU’s College of traditional fishing zones or other areas Liberal Arts. of cultural significance, Boudet said.

Based on existing projects in Europe, Development could also affect transportation Boudet said, community benefits offered by lanes, the fishing industry at large and coastal developers could include apprenticeships viewsheds. or traineeships for local residents to be The researchers will report back to the employed in the offshore wind energy communities they’re studying to share their sector; funds for services such as child care, findings as they go. health care or education initiatives; climate “I see what we’re doing as being useful for resiliency and environmental restoration communities and for government officials efforts; or a general fund for the community at the federal, state, county and local level, to use on a variety of projects. as well as for tribal governments,” Boudet “We’re trying to get the perspectives of said. “Communities can start to align and the people who will be most affected by come together and maybe build capacity to development, if it occurs, and then we want negotiate with developers for benefits if that to go back over time to see if perceptions opportunity arises.” change,” Boudet said.

The information will also be useful for Boudet’s co-lead researcher at OSU is potential developers, who need to better Shawn Hazboun, assistant professor of understand community needs for their sociology. OSU is partnering on the projet projects to be successful, Robertson said. with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest “We’ve looked at how we built energy Indians, Renewable Northwest and Sea Grant infrastructure over the last 100 years, and programs in Oregon, Washington and Maine. it’s created a lot of negative impacts for local The research team includes Jeremy Firestone communities while benefits are being accrued at the University of Delaware, Teresa Johnson by people far away. We need to change that and Caroline Noblet at the University of paradigm,” he said. “We really need to make Maine, Arne Jacobson at Cal Poly Humboldt sure that, if development proceeds, those who and Shana Hirsch at the University of are impacted do see some of the benefits.”

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PCJWSA Board addresses its director conduct policy The Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority Board of Directors, at its Sept.

12 monthly meeting, unanimously voted to direct Authority Manager John Wesely to come up with a specific investigation policy when harassment complaints are made.

The issue came up after several board members, as well as Wesely, voiced issues they had with Board Member Cameron Gogas, who they alleged contacted an employee, which is not allowed under board policy.

“I was informed that Cameron had reached out to one of our employees (and) requested a meeting,” Wesley told the Board. “My understanding was the meeting was to get information about

some old and obsolete tools that we had…. donated to a small neighboring water district… My understanding is that that got Cameron’s attention, and he reached out to an employee to try to attain more information about it.

“But, clearly, he is not supposed to be contacting our employees for anything.

As I think we all know, it’s ok for any of our employees to contact any of our board members, but the other way around is strictly forbidden. And it’s not forbidden just by our policies, it’s forbidden by SDAO (Special District of Oregon) guidelines for special district board behavior.”

Following additional discussion, Board Member Sean Carlton made the following

motion, which was unanimously approved by all — including Gogas, who was attending virtually.

“I move that we direct the (PCJWSA) manager contact legal as well as our HR consultants to get advice on how to….come up with an investigation policy whenever we have a harassment complaint, to come up with a specific investigation policy when a complaint is directed at a board member, to get advice from legal counsel on how we deal with the issue of indemnification when there’s potential malfeasance or neglect of duty, and whether or not the board can take action to de-indemnify a board member or if that is something that happens in another way.”

Tillamook County Marketing and Facilities Grants now open Tillamook Coast Visitors Association oversees five grant opportunities.

Tillamook County businesses and organizations that could use financial support for marketing and/or facility improvements are being welcomed to look into five Tillamook Coast Visitors Association grants, all of which opened on Oct. 1.

“The Tillamook Coast Visitors Association is continuing its promise to invest transient lodging tax dollars back into our community,” says Nan Devlin, executive director of TCVA. “We have five generous grant programs, and we’re looking forward to reviewing all of the promising projects.”

Tillamook County tourism-related businesses and nonprofits are eligible for up to $5,000 in tourism marketing grants.

The total grant pool of $50,000 is made possible by the portion of the transient lodging tax funds managed by TCVA. Applications opened Oct. 1 and must be submitted by Nov. 15.

Eligible businesses include retail stores, restaurants, lodging, outdoor recreation, food producers and nonprofits that conduct tourism-related programs.

Projects must support sustainable tourism and have realistic goals and

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Rockaway Beach offers a marketing grant, as well. Applicants that own tourism-related businesses and nonprofits are eligible for up to $3,000. The $30,000 fund was available Oct. 1, with a deadline of Nov. 15.

Manzanita’s Off-Season Marketing Grant is returning this year after a pause during Covid. This $20,000 fund launched Oct. 1. Tourism businesses and nonprofits operating in the city of Manzanita can apply for up to $2,000.

A separate $400,000 grant is made possible by the portion of transient lodging tax funds overseen by the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners. Applicants can ask for up to $75,000 for tourism-related facilities projects. The grant process, managed by TCVA, opened Oct. 1 and must be submitted by Dec. 15.

Any city, county or other local government, and nonprofit organization is eligible to apply so long as it conducts tourism-related activities or services in Tillamook County (excluding countylead or sponsored projects). Eligible projects include: a conference center, convention center or visitor information center; other improved real property that

has a useful life of 10 or more years and has a substantial purpose of supporting tourism or accommodating tourist activities.

A “tourism-related facility” may also include a master plan, engineering study or architectural work reasonably required to locate, design, or construct a facility.

A “Visitor information center” means a building, or a portion of a building, the main purpose of which is to distribute or disseminate information to tourists.

In addition, the City of Rockaway is rolling out a new façade improvement grant for 2023-24. Their $200,000 pot of funds is for businesses serving visitors in the Rockaway Beach area. Eligible applicants must operate in the Rockaway Beach area or serve visitors in the Rockaway Beach area, and be a business serving visitors and the tourism industry.

Maximum grant amount is $20,000.

To apply for TCVA’s facilities or marketing grants, or Manzanita’s marketing grant, visit tillamookcoast. com/grants. For more information on Rockaway’s marketing and facilities grants, go to visitrockawaybeach.org/ grants. For additional questions, contact TCVA Finance and Grant Manager Marni Johnston at 503-842-2672, ext. 3.

Firewood permits coming to the Siuslaw National Forest Firewood cutting permits will soon be available in the Siuslaw National Forest.

Commercial and personal use permits are required and must be on-hand when harvesting or transporting firewood. Rules, restrictions, and locations for firewood cutting are specific to each district.

At the Hebo Ranger District, personaluse firewood permits will be available beginning Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Hebo Ranger Station (31525 Highway 22, Hebo). Due to staffing shortages, no commercial firewood permits will be

offered this year. For more information, contact Jessica Hudspeth at 503-392-5131 or Jessica.hudspeth@usda.gov.

Personal use permits will be free of charge and households are limited to a maximum of six cords of free personal use firewood per year. Commercial use permits cost $120 for a 6-cord minimum and $20 per additional cord. Both permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits are not transferable. A valid government ID is required at the time of purchase.

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Forestry officials are saying to avoid cutting, piling or gathering firewood near any stream, pond, lake, marshy, or wet area, to help us protect water quality and fish habitat.

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