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Vol. 14, No. 358 • December 18, 2020 • FREE!
Tillamook Co. moved to ‘Extreme Risk’ category in COVID-19 framework
A Shrine for Art Cloverdale’s new Shrine Gallery features the unique wood sculpture of Jay Ylvisaker
Outdoor recreation and COVID risk map now available The Office of Outdoor Recreation is promoting the use of Parkpulse.io as a web tool for the public to plan outdoor recreation opportunities during the pandemic. Parkpulse.io is an online mapping tool that provides information about most of Oregon’s publicly accessible recreation areas including city, county, state, and federal lands. It displays nearby recreation opportunities based on a user’s location and shows detailed information for each site, such as: available amenities, the potential for encountering crowds and an estimate of site specific COVID-19 prevalence. The tool was designed and produced earlier this spring at no public expense by Knot, a landscape architecture and experiential graphic design firm in Portland. OREC
facilitates public-private partnerships and looks for ways to increase accessibility to the outdoors for all Oregonians. “We were fortunate to have Knot donate their time and expertise toward creating a tool that would benefit all Oregonians throughout this pandemic,” said Cailin O’Brien-Feeney, director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation. “Oregon is fortunate to have many public lands and there was an obvious need for a map that showed different recreation areas and their COVID-19 risks, no matter who the land manager was – local, state or federal.” Because individual park, trail or campground statuses can change quickly, the map encourages the users to visit the given links to get the most up-to-date access informa-
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tion. With the implementation of Governor Kate Brown’s Oregon Risk and Protection Framework that went into effect Dec. 3, the tool will also display park specific COVID-19 risk levels based on county health data. “We hope this tool will be a community asset that will help individuals assess risk and make smart decisions for accessing nature during the global pandemic,” said Michael Yun, principal and director of Anti-Disciplinary Design, Knot. “Beyond the pandemic, we hope this tool will help individuals find underutilized gems in our outdoor recreation infrastructure and encourage them to access nature in a more sustainable, more local and less impactful way.” For more information, visit parkpulse.io.
Governor Kate Brown, on Dec. 15, announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. The framework 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 Dec. 18 through Dec. 31, there are 29 counties in the Extreme Risk level — including Tillamook. All other counties along the Oregon Coast have been elevated to the Extreme Risk category. Guidance at this level includes: • Indoor and outdoor social and at-home gatherings limited to 6 people (with a recommended limit of two households); • For eating and drinking establishments, indoor dining is prohibited and outdoor dining limited to 50 people with no more than six people per table with no more than two households present; • Use of indoor recreation and fitness establishments as well as indoor entertainment venues is prohibited • For Shopping malls (indoor and outdoor), capacity is limited to 50% and curbside pick-up is encouraged. • For Faith Institutions, Funeral Homes, Mortuaries, and Cemeteries, indoor capacity is limited to 25% of maximum occupancy or 100, whichever is smaller. • For outdoor recreation and fitness establishments, as well as for outdoor entertainment, there is a limit of 50 people. Of the remaining counties, one is at Moderate Risk, and six counties are at Lower Risk. Speaking on the “extreme risk” designation at their Dec. 16 meeting, Tillamook County commissioners urged caution. “Tillamook County jumped right over the high risk and went to the extreme risk, which is a devastating thing to our restaurants, our bars and many of our local businesses,” said Commissioner Bill Baertlein. “The sad part of this is that high risk ends at 59 cases (for a two-week period). Tillamook County had 60 cases. Just one less case, folks, and we would not have gone into extreme risk and our restaurants and bars would still be open. “We just need to step back and say what can we do to keep this virus down below 60 every two weeks. If we can do that we can open things back up again.” “In less than four weeks we have gone from the lowest risk level now to the highest risk level,” added Commissioner David Yamamoto. “That is an indication of what’s happening, but it’s not just happening in Tillamook County. It’s happening across Oregon and across this United States. We have to take this very seriously. We need to understand that the business community is already going to be greatly affected by this move. Restaruants and bars will no longer be able to serve in their facilties. They’ve already had a very difficult nine months. I’m surprised many of them are still open, and this could be a death knell for them. We need to get off of this extreme risk level. We need to move down at least one if not two notches.” “We continue to see community spread across Oregon to the point that the majority of the state needs to continue with strict health and safety measures,” said Governor Brown. “Until we reduce the spread and have high participation in vaccination, all Oregonians need to follow the guidelines in place in their counties. I am also asking Oregonians to continue practicing the measures we know are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 — wear your mask, keep physical distance from others, avoid gatherings, wash your hands often, and stay home when you’re sick.” 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 take effect Jan. 1. Updates to Warning Week data and county risk levels will be posted to coronavirus.oregon.gov.
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DOWNTOWN CLOVERDALE’S Shrine Gallery features the wood sculptures of Jay Ylvisaker and other local and regional artists.
New bridge opens up habitat for coho, variety of anadromous fish By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun Salmon and other marine species now have an easier path on Clear Creek thanks to the recent completion of a 52-foot bridge that spans Clear Creek on Jenck Road. The $450,000 project in Cloverdale opened up 2 1/2 miles of coho habitat as well as a 4 1/2 mile stretch that will serve a variety of anadromous fish including cutthroat trout, steelhead, pacific lamprey and more. The Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lakes Watershed Council project was started in August and finished in November. The concrete bridge, which was constructed with abutments supported by steel pilings, replaces a 12-foot culvert that was failing. Also a part of the project was the installation of an engineered stream bed, a feature that the Watershed Council focuses on in every similar project. According to Council Coordinator Garshaw Amidi-Abraham, amongst the features of the new stream bed are smooth gravels designed for spawning and natural cobbles that are easier on the fish. “Basically, fish can now access their spawning habitat,” he added. “(There’s) boulders placed in the stream that (help to) dissipate the energy in the stream and make it easy for fish to climb up.” Amidi-Abraham said that using stream bed methodology based on hydraulic modeling, as well as keeping in place the natural stream gradient, makes the creek easier for fish to swim upstream in. “It’s engineered to provide easy fish passage,” he added. “It meets federal and state fish passage requirements.” Though he said that the previous culvert did allow for partial fish passage, Garshaw said the situation is now greatly improved.
A NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE has replaced an aging culvert over Clear Creek and introduced increased fish passage.
“We actually saw fish spawning under the bridges and above the bridge right after the project (was finished),” said Amidi-Abraham. “It proved that fish could pass (travel through) the new structure we put in.” In addition to the Watershed Council, a
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number of partners worked to make the effort a reality, be it from financial or in-kind contributions. Partners include the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, NOAA, and Tillamook County Public Works.
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Consumers have reported to the granted the FTC’s motion for a temporary reFTC that they lost more than $610 million to straining order against Randon Morris and four these scams since 2016, with reported losses of companies he controls for perpetrating a telemore than $150 million in the first nine months marketing fraud scheme. The FTC alleges that of 2020. The income scams that the FTC has the defendants initiated millions of robocalls pursued through its law enforcement actions in nationwide to promote sham work-from-home this sweep collectively bilked over a billion dolbusiness opportunity programs. The defendants lars from consumers. lured consumers into purchasing these programs “Scammers are preying on the unemploywith false promises that consumers could earn ment and anxiety arising from the pandemic by hundreds of dollars a day and claimed an affilimaking false promises of big income working ation with Amazon.com where none existed. from home,” said Andrew Smith, Director of They also invoked the coronavirus pandemic in the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “If robocall messages to prey on consumers who are someone promises you guaranteed income, but concerned about working outside of their homes then tells you to pay them, tell the FTC right during a national public health crisis. away so we can work to shut them down.” 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle: The ten defenIn addition to 100 previously announced dants in this 2019 case, who the FTC alleged cases, the FTC is bringing targeted older adults while selling four new law enforcement phony money-making opportunicases as part of Operaties, have settled the FTC’s chargtion Income Illusion, as es against them. Under the terms well as announcing a new Scammers are of two stipulated final orders, the settlement in a previously defendants either are banned from preying on the filed case. In these cases, selling money-making methods or the FTC is asking the business coaching programs, and unemployemnt court to stop the deceptive nine of the defendants are banned schemes and to get money and anxiety arising from using robocalls for most back for affected consumpurposes, including marketing ers. Other agencies report- from the pandemic. or advertising. In addition, three ing actions as part of the defendants are prohibited from –Andrew Smith, director of FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection sweep include: the U.S. selling any investment opportuniSecurities and Exchange ties. 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A new analybusiness-offer-or-coaching-program-scam). sis explores what groups of consumers were • Two new infographics help people spot most likely to be affected in certain FTC income these scams (https://www.consumer.ftc. scam actions. gov/articles/spot-income-scam-infographic) and avoid them (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ NEW CASES Digital Income System: On Nov. 17, articles/4-things-do-you-accept-business-offera federal court granted the FTC’s motion for infographic). a temporary restraining order against DigiAll of the educational materials are also tal Income System, Inc. and five individual available in Spanish at consumidor.ftc.gov. As defendants. 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A Park’s Face Lift OPRD begins improvement projects at Bob Straub State Park By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun
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ork recently began on an improvement project at Bob Straub State Park that initially is promising additional picnic table space as well as facilities for a park host. The project got off the ground on Dec. 10 when workers began clearing the area immediately east of the current parking lot where shorepine trees have grown up over the years. In that area, Oregon Parks and Recreatoin District is planning on putting four to five precast concrete picnic tables, and a second goal is to get more light into the area. The excavation work carries with it an estimated cost of $10,000 and the picnic tables an additional $2,000. The decision to go with concrete tables was based on durability. “They hold up in a coastal climate, have a nice color to them and they’re very durable,” said Justin Parker, north coast district manager for OPRD. But before the crowds return, more work will be needed to prepare the site as the current excavation is just being “roughed out.” “More work will have to be done by park staff to make it inviting to visitors again,” Parker said. There are also plans for an RV pad for a park host, plans that are expected to get underway in early 2021 when OPRD plans to file for the appropriate Tillamook County permits for utilities. Parker said the intent is to have a park host on hand who can open the park, clean the
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ADDITIONAL PARKING BEING CONSIDERED Though the immediate plan is the installation of the picnic tables and a pad for a park host, another option on the table is using a portion of the space to add parking. Parker said that while that option has been discussed with Tillamook County and with the Pacific City/ Woods Parking Advisory Committee, nothing has yet been agreed upon. “We need to work with (Tillamook) County and the Parking Advisory Committee,” he said. “Right now, no funding has been identified to expand the parking lot, but it would be possible to add more spots.”
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Vehicular beach access discussion continues By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun Do you have a point of view to share on OPRD’s proposed administrative rule changes that would restrict beach driving in South Tillamook County? If so, now’s the time to speak up — either by email, writing a letter or at a recently scheduled virtual meeting set for Jan. 28. The deadline for comments is Feb. 12. As was reported in previous issues of the Sun, Oregon Parks and Recreation District began the process last month to permanently close the beach at Cape Kiwanda to motor vehicle traffic from the boat ramp south for a distance of 1,300 feet. The beach beyond that is already closed from there to Pacific Avenue. Under the proposal, the area north of the boat ramp will continue to be available to boaters launching and retrieving vessels. BEACH PARKING south of the ramp at Cape Kiwanda OPRD did add one could soon be a thing of the past if an OPRD-proposed rule change comes to fruition. change to the proposed text following a Dec. 7 meeting Photo by Tim Hirsch of the Rule Advisory Committee that was formed to Vehicle Restrictions Vehicle Restrictions on Ocean Shore - Proposed discuss issues surrounding on Ocean Shore - Proposed MAP 1 MAP 2 the changes in the agency’s attempt to fully prepare for the public comment process. W X W X Language now includes allowance for boaters to sometimes launch or land south of the ramp when ocean or beach conditions make the area north of the W X ramp unsafe. W X A second change is making the beach from the W X Tierra Del Mar access to the mouth of Sand Lake closed W X throughout the year. Currently, that section is closed May 1 to Sept. 30 and on W X weekends and holidays. An area of that beach also has an off-limit stretch that is enacted when needed to protect snowy plover nesting. Committee addresses issues W X A variety of the issues on the proposed changes were addressed at the Dec. Images courtesy of OPRD 7 Rule Advisory Commitbetween those concerns and easy, fair access allow boat operations — as needed — south tee meeting — including the aforementioned to the tremendous gift that is the Oregon ocean of the ramp where it’s being proposed that all allowance of the area south of the ramp where shore.” other vehicle traffic be prohibited. boats would be allowed to launch or retrieve In addition to the Jan. 28 virtual public Other topics of discussion included potenwatercraft if conditions to the north are adhearing, for which details are forthcoming, tial environmental considerations, scenic and verse. recreational concerns, equitability of access for comments may be made by visiting https://bit. “We’ve had that area where we actually ly/tillamookbeachdriving, by email to oprd. all user groups, the effect on visitor parking, launch turn into a lake, and we have no other publiccomment@oregon.gov, and in writing and possible economic effects. access except for south of that ramp,” said Ray to: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; “We’re proposing these changes in Monroe, co-chair of the Pacific City DoryAttn.: Katie Gauthier; 725 Summer St NE, cooperation with the county as we both try to men’s Association. “We (have) to put boats in Suite C; Salem OR 97301. improve the quality of the beach experience one at a time in order to even get them to the Maps and the exact rule language are and keep people and vehicles from mixing on ocean.” viewable at https://bit.ly/tillamookbeachdriva busy beach,” says OPRD spokesperson Chris He added that because of this all allowing. Havel. “The tricky part is striking a balance ance needs to be put in the permanent rule to Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept. 725 Summer St. NE, Suite C Salem OR, 97301
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Experiencing an Altar of Art
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By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun
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he newest entry to Cloverdale’s burgeoning retail scene is offering a unique peek through an artistic lens — a scene illumined by the creative hand of wood sculpture artist Jay Ylvisaker. Shrine Gallery, located at 34360 Hwy. 101 South in downtown Cloverdale, is a small quaint space featuring Ylvisaker’s altar-themed wood sculptures as well as art from a variety of local and regional artists, work that includes the glass-blowing talents of Kelly Howard, the ceramic and mixed-media work of Liisa Rahkonen, the original oil paintings created on-site at local scenic spots by Katia Kyte, and more. Open three days a week, Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the Shrine Gallery is the latest entry into a revitalized downtown Cloverdale. Inside, art fans will not only find one-of-a-kind altar art but a selection of affordable gift items such as gift cards, ironwood tops, and glass-blown candle holders. But though he’s surrounded his unique take on art by many impressive talents, this small gallery is still focused on the unique work of its owner/operator/creator Jay Ylvisaker. “This is going to give me a sense of being able to talk about my work with people (and) talk about the woods (I use),” Ylvisaker says. “I’m always trying to honor what it is that the wood could say. Wood (can) be many things — it could be furniture or instruments.” Even the name of the new gallery — Shrine — is instructive to those interested in the creative works contained herein. “I really love wood.” Ylvisaker told the Sun. “We, (as humans) make structures of all sorts — buildings, roads, cars. I’m trying to create a structure that honors the nature of the material and also speaks to the human experience, too. I hope (visitors) get a sense of the reverence for the material and for the process. I think there’s a certain amount of love that goes into the pieces and reverence to the materials and what it took to grow the trees and for this material to be here.” For Ylvisaker, his take on art has much to do
DOWNTOWN CLOVERDALE’S Shrine Gallery features the altar-themed wood sculptures of Jay Ylvisaker as well as work by other local and regional artists. Photo by Tim Hirsch
with his passion for wood, for the human experience, and for the reverence he feels for the process — and the possibilities. “I’m not Bill Gates,” he said. “I can’t build beautiful buildings for people to enjoy, but I can build small things that people can enjoy.” Noting his works continues to be shown at Pacific City’s Rowboat Gallery (34950 Brooten Road, downtown Pacific City), Ylvisaker says his new gallery offers something different — a unique one-on-one opportunity with the artist.
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“This is going to give me a sense of being able to talk about my work with people and talk about the woods,” he said. “I’m really excited for Cloverdale,” he added. “I would love to see more people move into this strip here and just create community in a place where people have an alternative to corporate products.” To learn more about Shrine Gallery, visit shrinegallery.com (scheduled to go live soon) or call 503-936-1936.
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Tillamook PUD is once again offering the Community Support Grant Program to local non-profit organizations with community projects. Organizations that are interested in applying must submit their Tillamook PUD 2021 Community Support Grant application by February 25, 2021. Grant applications and procedures are available at the Tillamook PUD main office, or online at tpud.org/ news-community/communitysupport-grants/. Applications are evaluated and selected by the Tillamook PUD Board of Directors in mid-March. In their evaluation, the Board considers each project’s potential for economic development and community outreach, as well as financial need. Projects must be completed by the end of the 2021 calendar year. Additionally, individual grant awards are limited to $10,000 each year and entities are eligible to receive no more than $20,000 within a five-year period. Some examples of past projects that have received Community Support Grant funding include lighting and electrical upgrades at various civic organizations, purchasing updated energy-efficient appliances for community facilities, and supporting improvement projects at local organizations utilized by the community.
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SERENA FANNING, Garibaldi Maritime Museum’s new executive director, hopes to bring back regular hours to the museum.
Directing the Exhibits Serena Fanning has been named as Garibaldi Museum’s new executive director The Garibaldi Museum recently announced it has hired Serena Fanning as its new executive director. Fanning comes from Colorado where she was a museum manager for the Grand County Historical Society’s Pioneer Village Museum. According to the Museum, Fanning’s current goal is to make it possible for the museum to be opened on a more regular basis during the week from Thursday to Monday, as well as to keep it open during the winter months. Officials say Fanning was selected after an extensive, nationwide search by the Garibaldi Museum’s Board of Directors. “We interviewed almost two dozen applicants from as far as Florida and even Malaysia, but when we met Serena, we knew she
was a good fit,” said Chris Bacon, chair of the board of directors. “We are very excited to see how Serena will take our museum into the virtual age.” One of Fanning’s favorite quotes is from Walt Disney: “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” “It was an available opportunity and curiosity that brought me to Oregon,” she said. “I have loved every minute of being here so far. I have enjoyed the people, the climate and, of course, my job. Sometimes curiosity leads us to where we were always meant to be all along.” Fanning can be reached at 503-3228411 or at info@garibaldimusuem.org.
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With the commercial Dungeness crab season now open, the U.S. Coast Guard is urging commercial fishermen to ensure vessel safety to prevent maritime emergencies. Marine investigators from Marine Safety Unit Portland have responded to more than 95 marine casualties involving commercial fishing vessels so far this year. The term “marine casualty” is often misunderstood by mariners and is essentially any non-standard event that disrupts normal operations — like an emergency, accident, collision or damage involving a vessel that occurs upon the navigable waters of the United States. Certain marine casualties are required to be reported to the Coast Guard. In addition to an immediate notice requirement, a written report is also required. The Coast Guard is also reminding all commercial fishermen that prior to crossing a restricted bar between sunset and sunrise, they must notify the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16 or 22A to provide their vessel name, position, number of people aboard, destination and any vessel limitations. After crossing, they are required to report back a safe transit or otherwise. Life jackets or immersion suits must be worn by all persons on deck, or located in any open areas of the vessel while crossing a restricted bar. Life jackets or immersion suits are required to be readily accessible for all persons located in any enclosed spaces of vessels when crossing a bar with restrictions in place. Life jackets are also required whenever a vessel is under tow or while being escorted across the bar
by the Coast Guard. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in a maximum civil penalty of $25,000. “Without a doubt, Dungeness crab fishermen are anxious to start the 2020-21 commercial crab fishing season,” said Lt. Carl Eschler, the assistant chief of the investigations division at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland. “Be it their first time or 101st time navigating over a bar, fishermen are encouraged to contact their local Coast Guard station to familiarize themselves with bar conditions and reporting methods. Contacting the Coast Guard prior to crossing a restricted bar between sunset and sunrise is more than just a good idea for commercial fishermen, it is a requirement.” Crabbers can access current bar conditions and restrictions on their smart phone or handheld device by visiting https://www.weather.gov/ pqr/AllBars; information for each bar along the Oregon Coast can be accessed at: https://www. oregon.gov/osmb/boater-info/Pages/Water-Leveland-Chart-Information.aspx. The Coast Guard District 13 Local Notice to Mariners can be accessed at: https://www. dco.uscg.mil/Featured-Content/Mariners/LocalNotice-to-Mariners-LNMs/District-13/. Mariners are encouraged to sign up to receive Local Notice to Mariners e-mail updates. The USCG has made available the Marine Safety information Bulletin, Crossing Hazardous Bars in the Pacific Northwest at http://www. fishsafewest.info/PDFs/MSIB_Hazardous_Bars_ Final.pdf.
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nance and flight instructor at Portland Community College in the 1970s, built a house in Pacific City in the early 1970s where he fished commercially (and recreationally) aboard the “Shirley J” for decades of summers with the dory fleet. His second retirement was 10 years in Pacific City in the 1980s when he built the hanger (which at times has housed several airplanes and dory boats, and many family get togethers). He then “unretired” and worked in Los Angeles as an FAA inspector for regional airlines, semi-retiring to Green Valley, AZ, in the early 1990s, where he leased a hanger at Ryan Airfield, Tucson, AZ, and conducted contract FAA work and private aviation business. After Shirley passed in 2002, Dick married Donna in 2003, who died in 2015. Dick and Shirley’s youngest, Chuck, also a pilot, died suddenly from cancer in 2017. A Pacific City “local” since 1964, Dick came “home” permanently in 2017, where he enjoyed watching aircraft activity from his deck and tinkering in his hanger. He resided in the “apartment” in the rafters, which he shared with his feline companion, Quatro. Dick enjoyed frequent visits by family and friends, and visited the beach almost daily to his end. He was happy, always commenting “what a beautiful day.” Dick is survived by his children Deborah Foreman (Don Hargrove), Waitsburg, WA; Richard G. Foreman, Jr. (Anne), Los Angeles, CA; Nancy Lucich (Todd), Salem, SC; grandchildren Justin Foreman, OR; Erin Grace Phillips, OR; Tammy Lucich, NC; Allie Foreman, OR; Jamie Knoebel, WI; Natalie Miller, WA; Leslie Foreman, MT; Alexander Foreman, CA; Elizabeth Foreman, CA; six greatgrandchildren; and numerous inlaws, nephews and nieces and extended family throughout the USA. He is preceded in death by his wife Shirley Eldert Foreman, Alexandria, VA; 2nd wife Donna Dauner Foreman, Fargo, ND; son Charles C. Foreman, Portland, OR; grandson Tyler Lucich, West Palm Beach, FL, and his parents and siblings. Dick was cremated and his ashes will be spread in many of the locations he enjoyed. A family Memorial Service is tentatively scheduled for Summer 2021 at Pacific City. Donations to Friends of Pacific City State Airport and Pacific City Dorymen’s Association are appreciated. The family thanks Dick’s home care and medical providers for their dedication.
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Richard (Dick) Foreman died at his beloved airplane hanger/beach home in Pacific City in the early morning of November 19, 2020. He had served his country as a 20-year U.S. Army veteran and lived a life of adventures. Dick celebrated his 90-year-old birthday earlier in the year and loved his large family. Born in 1930 in Portland, OR, Dick lived much of his early life in Gresham, OR. A bit of a rascal, he had fond early memories of daring the shortcut walk on the railroad trestles to get to school, being a youth “wartime messenger” in “blacked out” Gresham during WWII, fishing in Johnson Creek, and hitchhiking to Mt. Hood to go skiing. At age 6, he received a Charles Lindbergh “piggy bank” from the local savings and loan, inspiring his lifelong love of aviation, which he pursued after joining the U.S. Army at age 16 in 1947. After basic training and a short stint in Seattle,WA, Dick was shipped to Adak, AK, at the tip of the Aleutian Islands. After disembarking at snow covered docks, he affirmed to an interviewing officer he took typing in high school (neglecting to say he flunked), and became a clerk typist in a nice warm office for awhile. It seems he also spent a lot of time skiing (even with the Army ski team in Anchorage), hiking, and fishing with makeshift poles and bayonets, supplying the mess hall with an abundance of trout and salmon. By end of 1948, he was assigned to the Washington, D.C. area, where he learned to fly private airplanes. That year, before he ever owned a car, he purchased his first aircraft at age 18. He proceeded quickly into Army aviation programs, flying airplanes and helicopters and performing aircraft maintenance. Dick met Shirley Eldert in early 1950 at an airfield restaurant near Mt, Vernon, VA, and their short courtship was spent flying and at the airfield. They married that July and had four children by 1957, zigzagging across the country for Dick’s many military assignments (always with a little fishing and camping in local areas), living in about 40 different housing locations. The family fondly remembers being stationed in all parts of the country, including Hawaii for three years with beachfront living. In his 20 years in the Army, Capt. Foreman flew helicopters from the White House and served in both Korea and Vietnam. In Korea in the early 1950s, he flew injured soldiers from M.A.S.H. facilities to the floating hospitals, and flew Marilyn Monroe around for several days for her USO performances. Back in D.C. in the late 1950s with the White House Flight Detail, he suggested that helicopters land at the White House lawn rather than transport the President to the Washington Memorial for flights out. In Vietnam in the mid-1960s, he headed up maintenance crews in the Mekong Delta area, flying above the skirmishes until he had to land in a rice paddies and rescue downed helicopters... “a whole lot of boredom followed by sheer terror” he recalled. Following military retirement in 1967, Dick flew helicopters for Columbia Aviation out of Portland, including hauling 1,000-gallon water buckets for firefighting and laying poles and cables for ski lifts in the Pacific Northwest. He became an aviation mainte-
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Dec 18 9:04 am 3.1 ft 9:50 pm -0.6 ft
3:39 am 6.9 ft 2:27 pm 7.9 ft
Dec 19 10:06 am 3.1 ft 10:38 pm 0.1 ft
4:30 am 6.9 ft 3:20 pm 7.2 ft
Dec 20 11:14 am 3.0 ft 11:26 pm 0.6 ft
5:21 am 6.8 ft 4:19 pm 6.4 ft
Dec 21 12:29 pm 2.9 ft
6:10 am 6.9 ft 5:29 pm 5.7 ft
Dec 22 12:15 am 1.3 ft 1:41 pm 2.5 ft
6:56 am 7.0 ft 6:50 pm 5.3 ft
Dec 23 1:05 am 1.8 ft 2:44 pm 1.9 ft
7:39 am 7.2 ft 8:12 pm 5.2 ft
Dec 24 1:55 am 2.3 ft 3:35 pm 1.4 ft
8:18 am 7.4 ft 9:26 pm 5.3 ft
Dec 25 2:44 am 2.7 ft 4:19 pm 0.9 ft
8:54 am 7.6 ft 10:26 pm 5.5 ft
Dec 26 3:32 am 2.9 ft 4:58 pm 0.5 ft
9:29 am 7.8 ft 11:16 pm 5.8 ft
Dec 27 4:16 am 3.1 ft 5:34 pm 0.0 ft
10:04 am 8.0 ft 11:59 pm 6.0 ft
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Recalling the ‘King’ A series of king tides in mid December, peaking at 9.6 feet on Dec. 14, provided beachgoers and stormwatchers a variety of unique sights to behold in the Pacific City area. Onlookers will have another chance to take in and record king tides in mid January when high tides are once again forecast to be 9 feet and larger from Jan. 11-13. As well, photos are being sought for the Oregon King Tide Project in an effort to document the effects of these rising tides and any climate change that might be associated with them. Visit oregonkingtides.net for more information on this program or to submit photos. To view photo albums by season, visit flickr.com/photos/orkingtide/albums.
KING TIDES provided a number of viewing sights in Pacific City in mid December.
Dec 28 4:58 am 3.3 ft 10:39 am 8.2 ft 6:10 pm -0.3 ft Dec 29 5:39 am 3.3 ft 6:46 pm -0.6 ft
12:39 am 6.3 ft 11:15 am 8.4 ft
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1:16 am 6.5 ft 11:51 pm 8.4 ft
Dec 31
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3:14 am 6.7 ft 1:53 pm 8.0 ft
Jan 3
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3:54 am 6.8 ft 2:42 pm 7.5 ft
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The Tillamook County Library system recently announced it has hired Geri Godber as its new director. Godber, who was chosen from more than 50 applicants for the position in a nationwide search, will begin her new duties on Feb. 8. For the past seven years, Godber has served as executive director of the Christian County Library District in southern Missouri. During her tenure there, she led efforts to enhance the library’s value and responsiveness to the community, secured renewal of a voter-approved levy and added service locations. “The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners and the library board are delighted to welcome Geri Godber as our next library director,” stated library commissioner liaison, Mary Faith Bell. “Her experience and her belief that libraries must continually evolve to meet community needs are an excellent match for Tillamook County,” continued the commissioner, referencing the library’s mission to empower residents and build a better community through learning, knowledge, and inspiration. Prior to her service in Christian County, Godber was a branch manager in the Springfield-Greene (Missouri) Library District and in the St. Louis County (Missouri) Library system. She received her Master of Science in Library and Information Studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The Tillamook County Library system operates the main library in Tillamook, five branches, and a bookmobile. Branch buildings in Pacific City, Rockaway Beach, and Manzanita are owned and maintained by nonprofit friends of the library groups, while branches in Bay City and Garibaldi are located in spaces maintained by those cities. Tillamook County provides staff and materials to all libraries as well as access to additional holdings through the Oceanbooks Network partnership with Lincoln City and Newport. Godber will succeed long-time director, Sara Charlton, who retired on June 1 after 29 years as Tillamook County Library director.
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Adventures of Your Own Visitors encouraged to explore on their own and stay local This year’s winter whale watching and the 2021 First Day Hikes will go on, but volunteers won’t be stationed at whale watching sites — sites which include the headlands at Cape Kiwanda — and hikes won’t be led by rangers or volunteers. “Oregonians love these traditions, but with the pandemic continuing to affect our communities we encourage everyone to visit the whale watching sites and hike or explore a state park Jan. 1 on their own,” said CAPE KIWANDA remains a prime spot to spot gray whales during their winter migration, though OPRD’s Lisa Sumption, director of the Oregon official Whale Watch Week has been canceled. Parks and Recreation Department. The parking fee for the 25 parks that normally require a parking permit will be waived for First Day Hikes Jan. 1, 2021. Some parks may display posters that include recommended hikes and ranger favorites. “We encourage visitors to explore parks close to their homes, wear face coverings and practice recommended social distancing,” Sumption added. “If a park is crowded, please Parks status map viewable at https://stateconsider visiting another nearby parks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=visit.status park.” that shows open and closed parks, as well as Although trained volunteers and staff parks with reduced services. A new COwill not be available this winter at whale VID-19 resource, Parkpulse.io, (see related watching sites, most viewing sites managed story on front cover) is also available. The by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Departonline mapping tool provides information ment remain open to visitors, but they should about most of Oregon’s publicly accessible expect reduced services in some locations. recreation areas including city, county, state, The Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay is and federal lands. This web resource displays closed, but the viewing deck on the exterior of the building is open. For more information nearby recreation opportunities based on a user’s location and shows detailed informaabout the state’s whale watching opportunities, visit https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index. tion for each site, such as; available amenities, the potential for encountering crowds cfm?do=things-to-do.whale-watching. and an estimate of site specific COVID-19 Before visiting a state park, visitors are encouraged to take a look at the Oregon State prevalence.
Drug and alcohol use possible cause for 4-car collision Several people suffered serious injury in a four-vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 101 north of Nehalem on Sunday, Dec. 13, at approximately 11:41 am. Officials are reporting the driver of the instigating vehicle — an Infinity G37X — admitted to drinking alcohol and using cocaine the day of the accident. The incident occurred after, according to witnesses, the driver of the Infinity had been swerving out of its lane for miles prior to the collision — reportedly almost causing other collisions. At the outset of the collision, the Infinity, which was southbound, allegedly turned left into the northbound lane and then struck a rock embankment on the road’s shoulder with the front of the vehicle. Reportedly a northbound Ford motorhome then struck the passenger side of the Infinity, which then spun several times. Meanwhile, the motorhome continued and struck two southbound vehicles a 2019 GMC Sierra, which was spun around, and a 2009 Nissan Xterra, the latter of which after being hit in the front spun around and was struck again by the motorhome — this time
on the driver side. The impact also pushed the Nissan up against the rock embankment on the north shoulder. The motorhome finally came to a stop, but was blocking both lanes. The driver of the Infinity was transported by ground ambulance and then air ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Hospital. The passenger of the Infinity was transported by ground ambulance to Tillamook Hospital. The passenger of the motorhome was transported by ground ambulance to a hospital in Clatsop County. The motorhome was towed by Burden’s towing and all others were towed by South County Towing. The highway was closed for nearly 4 1/2 hours. OSP was assisted by Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Manzanita Police Department and Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue. A collison reconstructionist was called to the scene. Multiple empty alcohol containers were found in the Infinity and the driver of that car admitted to drinking and using cocaine that day. Exigent blood was taken from the driver of the Infinity on scene. As of Dec. 14, the investigation was ongoing.
Fee machines on the way to Tillamook County Parks Tillamook County Commissioners unanimously approved a contract to purchase five solar-powered automated fee machines for its county parks — two of which will be located in the Pacific City area, one at the parking lot at Cape Kiwanda and one at the lot immediately west of the Beachy Bridge/Pacific Avenue (locally known as the Turnaround). At a cost of $11,503 each, Tillamook County Parks will pay a total of $57,515 for the devices, which are expected to arrive in mid-January. “I think it’s going to help us move forward into the future,” said JoAnn Woelfle, director of Tillamook County Parks Department. “It will make for a more cash-free handling, which is safer not only for our patrons but for our staff. We won’t have to be having the security of having cash being handled, and we won’t have to have the germs associated with handling money.” Amongst the features that Woelfle told commissioners she was encouraged about is the physical design of the kiosks. “The kiosks that are going to be associated with these machines are similar to a bus station — three-sided,” she said. “It’s going to help (with) weather prevention.”
Because the devices won’t be installed until mid-January, parks users will use the current pay system — fee envelopes or annual parking passes — to pay for the day-use areas between now and installation. But the fee will be more. As previously reported in the Sun, the day-use fee goes up to $10 and annual pass to $55 ($45 for seniors, disabled veterans and Oregon Trail Card holders) on Jan. 1. The fee is also being introduced to several new spots including the two lots in Pacific City. However, because the day-use fee will be new at both the Cape Kiwanda and Turnaround (Pacific Avenue) parking lots, the fee will not be collected until the new devices are installed. To purchase an annual pass, which can be shared amongst two vehicles, call 503-322-3522. Woelfle said that in the first week of making the 2021 passes available, the Parks Department had already sold 103 passes, 66 of which were purchased by locals. “We’ve had quite a few people utilizing the discount program (for seniors, disabled veterans and Oregon Trail Card holders),” she said. “With the discount it puts the price back to what we have been charging the last few years, and that is a really nice feature.”
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