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Nestucca Fire honors its top responders of 2020....................................... 4
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Community leaders to lead discussion on services for aging population...................11
Vol. 15, No. 381 • November 5, 2021 • FREE!
Chambers seeks nominations for its awards luncheon
Thow a Line, Spin a Thread
Downtown Cloverdale’s Rod & Reel Wool & Wheel offers shoppers a unique retail experience Tillamook County Commissioners seek project requests With $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to spend, and potential federal infrastructure funds on the way, the Tillamook Board of County Commissioners is seeking project requests from the community. “We need an inventory of unfunded projects in Tillamook County — both for use of ARPA funds, as well as infrastructure dollars that may be coming our way,” said board chair Mary Faith Bell. An application for project funding is now available on the county website. “We’re looking for all kinds of projects —
ideally projects that have additional funding sources available.” said Commissioner Erin Skaar, “Five million in ARPA funding won’t go far, — especially if we have some big projects to fund. We would like to see ARPA funds leveraged as matching funds for other grant sources.” With the possibility of the influx of federal infrastructure dollars, the county says it needs to have potential projects on tap. “We get very little notice when federal funding becomes available,” said Commissioner David Yamamoto. “When
our legislators reach out, we have to be ready to come to the table with projects with budgets, timelines, engineering and permits, if possible.” “We won’t be able to fund every application we receive,” added Bell. “However, we anticipate more money may be coming, and we want to capture as much as possible for Tillamook County. To do that, we need to be ready.” The deadline to submit project applications is Dec. 15. To access the online application portal, visit, co.tillamook.or.us.
In trying times, everyone needs to step up and do their part. And from businesses to civic organizations to dedicated residents, many in South Tillamook County have certainly done exactly that over the past year. And, now, the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce wants to hear from the community on what their take is. With the Chamber’s awards luncheon on tap for Tuesday, Dec. 7, the organization is inviting the public to nominate one — or several — candidates for each of the awards it has given out each year for the past two decades. They are seeking nominations for Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year and Citizen of the Year. Nominations are due by Friday, Nov. 12 and should be sent to pcnvchamber@gmail.com. The Volunteer of the Year can be either an individual or organization and is someone who gives his or her time to one or more organizations in South Tillamook County. The Business of the Year can be an individual sole proprietor or a larger organization, but is usually a business that adds value and opportunity to the South Tillamook County area. The Citizen of the Year is an individual or group who displays good citizenship throughout the region over the past year. .Following Nov. 12, the Chamber’s board will meet to pick worthy winners from the list of nominations. “We’ll sit down and see which nominations are the most deserving,” Chamber Board member Doug Olson told the Sun. “We usually come up with some pretty good choices.” This year’s Chamber banquet will differ from year’s past. Instead of a night out, as has been the case with its Annual Awards Banquet and Auction, it is planning a two-hour Awards Luncheon and Holiday Giving Program for its Dec. 7 lunch meeting, which will begin at noon at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. The cost is $20 per person and seating is limited to the first 60 people responding. Reservations can be made by contacting the Chamber at pcnvchamber@gmail. com or 503-965-3633. Those attending will be asked to observe current social distancing requirements and be required to wear masks when not eating or drinking. During the two hours of holidaythemed festivities, the Chamber will host a luncheon with fare from several local restaurants. And holiday entertainment will be on the menu, too. Guests will also hear from some community organizations — such as Grub Hub, the Nestucca Valley Backpack Program, Nesko Women’s Club, and others — who will tell some of their stories on how they serve the community. “The message will be that all of these people do (important things) without any compensation,” Olson said. To help spread holiday cheer, the Chamber is also asking attendees to bring a new, unwrapped gift for youngsters for the community gift program put on by the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District. For more information about the activities of the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce, visit pcnvchamber.org.
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