Pacific City Sun, May 5, 2023

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Saturday, May 13th, 9am–12pm Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa 33000 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City

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Early Childhood Mini

Multi-Modular Screening Fair

Complete your FREE annual wellchild check at this event. Your child will receive comprehensive screenings for hearing, vision, dental, speech, child development, behavior assessment and immunizations at no cost to you or your insurance.

This screening fair is a community program led by Adventist Health Tillamook in partnership with Nestucca Valley School District. We believe that early detection of learning barriers is a major key to success in learning at school. Estimated value for services is $1,200.

FREE

Tuesday, May 23 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nestucca Early Learning Center 30720 Hwy. 101 S. Cloverdale, Oregon

Photo courtesy of Kathleen Serven

THE NESTUCCA HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH TEAM recently came home from districts with multiple winners. Pictured above, l-r, are Head Coach Kathleen Serven, Team Captain senior Lionel Brown, sophomore Neri Tate, senior Rachel Gregory, freshman Carly Cook, freshman Lilly Shippee, and Assistant Coach Heather Brown.

Solid and Skilled Performers

Nestucca Speech Team members showcase their talents at District and State tournaments

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For the second year in a row since Covid, the Speech Team came away from districts with several champions, and qualifying every speech team participant for state.

Senior Speech Captain Lionel Brown led the way winning the District Championship in both Extemporary and Impromptu. Brown spends time studying up on world events as well as pertinent national political issues in his efforts to be well-versed for Extemp, for which he delivers memorized 7-minute speeches with cited sources. And that’s with only 30 minutes of non-internet research prep. This year marks the second year he’s won at districts in Impromptu.

At state, he continued his winning ways, finishing fourth in the Extemp, a competition that pit him up against students from the 1a through 6a schools.

“Lionel has taken the bull by the horn, so to speak, and really jumped in with both feet in learning extemp,” Serven told the Sun

Senior Rachel Gregory performed in what head coach Kathleen Serven describes as a surprising fashion at districts. Serven said the senior joined the team just three months prior to districts, where Gregory was first in district in the Poetry category. She was reportedly inspired by her family heritage to compile some poems that feature Korean culture. Gregory also plays volleyball, assists with basketball statistics, plays in the pep band during both football and basketball seasons, performs concerts and community

outreaches with Nestucca’s band, sings in choir and is a supporting lead in the musical. She also holds down a job on weekends, and plays softball at NHS.

fter a rewarding and educational year, the Nestucca High School Speech Team recently put the exclamation mark on its year as students showcased their talents at both the District and State meets.Sophomore Neri Tate was victorious in the Oratory category at Districts. Serven says Tate has a very compelling way in which she speaks that makes everyone want to listen. Her self-written Oratory at Districts was about Mob Mentality and the impact that force has on people’s actions. She urged the audience to think before they act, and to consider that “Wrong is still wrong if everyone is doing it, and right is still right even if no one is doing it.” Serven said that even though Tate didn’t advance beyond the first round at State, she did perform well.

Freshman Lilly Shippee, whose Oratory performance at Districts was good enough for second place, also competed at State. At districts, her persuasive speech was written about alternative ideas people can opt to do in death rather than have a traditional burial. She brought up ideas such as “you can be part of a tree by having your remains put under it to feed it” and “your ashes can be mixed with cement to create man-made coral reefs to help our ocean animals.”

Again, Serven said that despite the fact she didn’t get out of the first round in the State competition, she was pleased with Shippee’s performance and efforts.

Serven describes Freshman Carly Cook as very passionate and notes that she portrays that in her speeches. Her Oratory addressed the topic of sharks and the critical role they play in the ocean. “We should be worried if we see an ocean without sharks rather than with sharks in it!” She urged the audience to take action against shark finning and to be active in protecting sharks, a performance that eared her third-place in districts and an alternate status at state.

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By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

School Board hopefuls share their vision for the future

SOLVE to hold Pacific City beach cleanup on May 16

SOLVE will be hosting a beach cleanup at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City on May 16 from 4-6 p.m.

AT A SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY CANDIDATE FORUM hosted by April Bailey on May 3

at Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District’s Hebo Station, challengers for the Nestucca Valley School District’s Board of Directors focused on a wide range of issues including transparency; parent involvement; and establishing standards for writing, reading and math. Voters have until May 16 to mail their ballots or drop them off at drop boxes.

In South Tillamook County, drop boxes are located in downtown Cloverdale and at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City.

Hebo Lake fishing event planned for May 20

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a family fishing event on Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the U.S. Forest Service Hebo Lake Campground.

ODFW will provide equipment including rods, reels and bait during the event if needed. Angling education instructors and volunteers will be available to answer questions and offer assistance to less experienced anglers. Registration is not required.

Anglers ages 11 and under can fish for free, while those 12-17 will require a youth license, available for $10 at ODFW’s website (myodfw.com) and license agents. Adult anglers will need a regular fishing license. Licenses will not be sold on-site the day of the event, so people planning to participate should get their licenses ahead

of time.

“Although it’s close to the beach, Hebo Lake sits at an elevation of 1,650 feet so conditions vary quite a bit on the 3 ½ mile drive up from Highway 22,” said Ron Rehn, STEP biologist for ODFW’s North Coast Watershed. “Snow is not uncommon at the lake, but the coast range has seen a lot of snow this year and cooler temperatures are keeping it around.”

Stockings are planned this month.

Hebo Lake is a 2-acre lake located 3 ½ miles east of the Hebo Ranger Station on Hebo Mountain Road. From Hebo, take Highway 22 for a ¼ mile east, then turn left onto Forest Road 14. The Forest Service, which manages the lake and campground, will waive the $5 day use fee during this event. Overnight camping fees will continue to apply.

Volunteers will meet at the parking lot outside Pelican Brewing, located at 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. SOLVE will provide trash grabbers, trash bags, work gloves and hi-vis vests. Volunteers are encouraged to bring any personal resources that will help supplies go further, such as garbage bags, work gloves, buckets, trash grabbers etc. They should dress for the weather and can bring a backpack to hold their belongings. A re-usable water bottle is recommended, but not required. The area may not be easily accessible for those with mobility concerns.

This is a family-friendly event. Volunteers 17 and under must be accompanied by an authorized adult. Advance registration is not required, but highly encouraged. Please sign up ahead of time to guarantee a spot at https://www.solveoregon.org/…/ beach-cleanup-at-pelican… If you are volunteering with multiple people, please register as a team.

The cleanup will last about an hour with opportunity afterwards to talk with SOLVE staff and ask any questions you may have about the organization and how you can get more involved and offer any ideas you may have.

For more information about the event, contact Emily Berend at emilyb@solveoregon.org.

the business of the board is conducted in a collaborative and cooperative manner.

To the Editor: We are retired now but both worked for the Nestucca Valley School District (NVSD) for many years. Since retiring in 2016, we have watched with pride and gratitude as the current NVSD board and administration have accomplished impressive and muchneeded improvements to the district’s facilities and programs.

Some of the recent accomplishments include: construction of a new K-8 School that provides a modern, light-filled, and stimulating learning environment; addition of a state-of-the-art Career Technical Education building at the high school that provides space and tools for career exploration and pre-apprenticeship training; new sports and P.E. facilities at both schools, including a new 8-lane track; improved football, baseball, and softball fields; and creative outdoor play spaces at the K-8 School; addition of a pre-school program for 3- and 4-year-olds; a drug education and prevention program for grades 3-12; supervised after-school academic and meal support; summer programs that include enriching science, art, and gardening activities, as well as meal support; and establishment of a South County Sheriff substation to be housed at the K-8 School.

The district is thriving under its current leadership and needs the support of community members to continue its positive momentum. To keep the district on track for the future, we need NVSD board members who support public education (which is for all students), have experience in administration and the field of education, understand state and district curriculum policies and budget issues, and have communication skills that will ensure that

Because they exemplify these qualities, we are supporting the following candidates for the NVSD school board: Joseph Boyd, Wally Nelson, Diane Boisa, and Russ Sanders. These four candidates are on the May 16 Special Districts Election ballot. Voting for them will help ensure that our kids and our community continue to thrive. Kim and Mark Cavatorta Hebo, Ore.

Photo by Tim Hirsch

A Return Engagment

Ariel Quartet to play final Neskowin

Chamber Music concert of the season on May 21

The Ariel Quartet will make a return engagement in the last Neskowin Chamber Music concert of the 27rd season on Sunday, May 21, starting at 3 p.m. at the Chapel at Camp Wi-NeMa. Although members are only in their late 20s and 30s, the quartet recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as a group. Ariel last performed at Neskowin in 2018.

Formed in Israel, the group moved to the United States in 2004 so its members could continue their professional studies. The four attended the New England Conservatory’s prestigious Professional String Quartet Training Program and graduated in 2010. In 2020, they won the Cleveland Quartet Award granted by Chamber Music America.

In 2014, the Ariel was named quartet-inresidence at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music where they direct the chamber music program. They also have a full schedule of concerts there and in venues around the U.S. and in Europe. A performance at the Kennedy Center featured music by three generations of Israeli composers. They made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2015.

In recent years, the ensemble dedicated much of its artistic energy to the groundbreaking Beethoven quartets and has performed the complete Beethoven cycle on five occasions throughout the U.S. and in Europe.

Despite their young ages, the members of the ensemble have been performing for years:

Alexandra Kazovsky began playing the violin at the age of 6. Two years later, her family immigrated to Israel from Russia where she studied at the Rubin Conservatory and the Academy

of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. She has performed as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Yad Harif Chamber Orchestra.

Israeli cellist Amit Even-Tov started studying the cello at the age of six. She won first prizes in a number of competitions in 2001 and 2002. After winning a Jerusalem Academy Competition in 2003, she made a solo appearance with the academy orchestra and conductor Ilan Schul. That led to an appearance with the Israel Stage Orchestra broadcast live on Israel Radio.

Jan Gruning, a native of Munich, studied privately with principal violinists of both the Bavarian Radio Symphony and the Bavarian State Opera House. He later studied at the Musikhochschule Lubeck from 2002 to 2008. In September 2010, he enrolled in the New England Conservatory of Music from which he received a Masters degree in 2020.

Israeli violinist Gershon Gerchikov began his violin studies at the age of 5. He continued his training at the Rubin Conservatory and the Academy of Music and Dance, both located in Jerusalem. While still living in Israel, he performed with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Yad Harif Chamber Orchestra, and the St. Petersburg Radio Orchestra. Gerchikov plays on a Petrus Guameri violin on loan from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.

Season tickets are $130. Tickets at the door are $30. For more information, visit neskowinchambermusic.com or call 503965-6499. Camp Wi-Ne-Ma is located three miles north of Neskowin, just off Highway 101, between mileposts 93 and 94.

THE ARIEL QUARTET will bring their talents to the Oregon Coast on May 21 for the Neskowin Chamber Music’s last concert of the 2022-23 season.

Photo courtesy of Ariel Quartet/Saverio Truglia

Hands-On Learning

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

Nestucca High School students have been getting a glimpse into what their post-high school future could look like, a future with great promise even should they forgo college.

Through a series of four once-a-week, three-week sessions, students are being introduced to a myriad of career paths offered by local businesses and enterprises. Everything from electrical to construction, food service and hospitality to lumber work, brewing to law enforcement, and health and hospital work to emergency services are being addressed by the many businesses and government agencies that have partnered with the school district to put on this firstever one-hour a week event. It’s meant to open the eyes of students to the possibilities of their future, some of which offer the promise of $100,000-plus annual salaries.

It’s a first step towards offering students greater preparatory work as the district looks forward to the completion of its Career and Technical Education building, which is expected to be finished by June and be put in operation for the 2023-24 school year.

“(Businesses) talk to the kids about who they are, how they got to where they are, what the opportunities in their particular area are and what education you need to get these jobs,” said Chad Holloway, director of maintenance, transportation and special education.

Most one-hour sessions also include hands-on activities. Amongst the hands-on activities the students have done to date is create personal-sized pizzas thanks to Doryland Pizza, and wire up on alarm thanks to IconiPro.

The program began on March 15 with the first 3-week session and is currently in the middle of the third session, which started on May 3 and has sessions planned for May 10 and 17. The final three-week session will be on May 24, 31 and June 7.

Holloway said he welcomes businesses not yet involved. Those interested can contact him at chadh@nestucca.k12.or.us.

“We’ve been working hard on advancing our CTE program and making sure that we have these kinds of opportunities available for kids,” Holloway said about the program.

He added that the need — and the opportunity — is there for graduating students.

“We’ve had the conversations with the contractors and subcontractors, they’re always asking if I know any kids that can work,” he added. “They’re looking for the soft skills — showing up on time, working hard, following directions, all those types of things.”

He said that the district would like to develop a pre-apprenticeship program that would feed into true apprenticeship offerings, but is not there yet. And that’s where the limited exposure offered by the short sessions fits in.

“It’s a great way to keep the momentum going for increasing CTE offerings and give kids exposure to all those industry partnerships that really make things accessible to all our kids,” Holloway added. “It gives our kids a lot of exposure to a lot of different things that they do not necessarily have exposure to elsewhere so it really is kind of an eye-opener. I know when we went out to the CTE shop, and we were talking with the electrician, it was a real eye-opener. I could see the light bulb go on in kids. (It seemed like they were thinking) this guy was like me in high school, and I’m not going to go to college, but, he’s got a great life; he’s got a great job; he makes good money; and this is something I could get involved in. It’s also nice to have adults who are from outside of the (district) — they’re not teachers, they’re not administrators — that can have a different way of connecting with the kids, but the message that they’re sending is largely the same message that we send. But, because they come from different (places) they have a different ways to connect with

the kids, and it’s very valuable.”

One presenter that is enthusiastic about the program is IconiPro owner Glenn Gillas.

“Really, we’re showing kids there’s an opportunity to be successful in life that doesn’t necessarily involve college,” he told the Sun. “We’re showing them you can have a good living-wage job here locally.”

He said his company’s involvement has already paid dividends.

“Even if it’s just one kid we make a difference in, for me, it’s time and money well spent, and, for my (participating) technicians, it’s time and advice well spent.

The direct effect of this is I’ve hired a new apprentice, who is a (recent) Nestucca graduate (and was referred to Iconipro by a Nestucca teacher).”

Gillas also raved about the exposure it gives kids to many different industries besides his own.

“The thing with kids is they don’t know what they don’t know,” he said. “The (more jobs) they can be exposed to, (the better) — whether that’s construction or healthcare or hospitality management. We’re showing them what (these jobs are about). They’re getting some hands-on experience.”

Photos by Tim Hirsch

School District, businesses open students’ eyes to high paying jobs that don’t require a college degree

ICONIPRO OWNER Glenn Gillas is flanked by Nestucca High School students as he demonstrates wiring an alarm during a presentation on April 26. The IconiPro demonstration was one of several from local businesses and government entities that were part of a three-week session held for one hour each Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.

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Nestucca Bay)

Thanks, Firefighters!

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

The Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District has begun an internal search for its next Division Chief of Training after longtime staff member Brian Jones resigned. Jones, whose last day in the position was Monday, May 1, had held the post since Feb. 4, 2017.

Jones, who first began as a resident volunteer, served NRFPD nearly 13 years, Fire Chief James Oeder told the Sun

“He was our first full-time firefighter, and he worked his way up to Division Chief of Training,” Oeder added.

“Brian really picked up the ball after I moved up (to the deputy chief position). He was able to continue building our files on our personnel and help continue getting personnel certified. His background with computers really helped us expand our abilities with our reporting systems. He’s been an integral part of the growth of the district.”

Oeder said that with three staff members qualified for the position, he expects testing of those candidates to begin on May

8. He said he hopes to offer the most-deserving candidate the job by the end of May. Once someone

is on board, the plan is for Jones to come back and play a role in transition training. The other ace up NRFPD’s sleeve is Oeder, who worked in the position from 2009 to 2017 when he became deputy chief and later fire chief.

The training officer job is a critical one for the district as this leadership position oversees all training, makes sure staff and volunteers are maintaining required certifications, and coordinates all firefighter and EMS training. The person in the position also plays a role in a county-wide association that puts on numerous training events throughout the county.

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

Not all efforts go unnoticed was a recent lesson learned by the staff and volunteers of the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District.

Following going out on an April 21 call in which a young boy had fallen and was reportedly unconscious, the district got a kind response in the form of a hand-drawn thank you from the now healthy boy — not to mention a welldeserved hug.

EDDIE AND JENNY MCDANIEL

expressed their thanks to the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District after emergency responders were quick to check in on Eddie after a fall that initially left him unconscious. The following day, they brought hand-written and handdrawn thanks together with a hug in their show of appreciation. And NRPFD responded in kind, allowing Eddie a little time in one of Nestucca Fire’s shiny red fire engines.

Three staff members, firefighters Logan Garrison and Casey Cannon, together with Capt. David Sellars, responded, as did volunteer Ginger Slavens to the Beaver-area incident in which Eddie McDaniel was initially unconscious, but had reportedly been awake by the time Nestucca Fire emergency responders arrived on scene. He was able to be driven to the hospital via privately-owned vehicle.

But the story didn’t end there. The following day, Eddie and Jennie McDaniel showed up at the Hebo station with a hand-drawn thank note that read: “…Thank you for being so quick, so compassionate, and so good with my little guy! We appreciate everything you do!”

Longtime Nestucca Fire Training Chief Brian Jones moves on, district begins search for replacement

AFTER A NEARLY 13-year career at Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, former Division Chief of Training Brian Jones has moved on.

Photo courtesy of James Oeder/NRFPD

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‘Banger bar’ helps reduce injury risk on crab boats, OSU study finds

By MOLLY ROSBACH Oregon State University

Dungeness crab fishermen are at high risk for on-the-job injury, but having a metal bar to bang crab pots against as they harvest can help them prevent injury, an Oregon State University study found.

The study sought to determine whether the fishermen-designed “banger bar” actually improves worker safety aboard crab vessels. The metal bar is installed atop the crab-sorting table and makes it easier for fishermen to empty the crab pots they haul up from the ocean floor, but there is no industry standard on whether crabbers install one or how they configure it.

It wasn’t feasible to record precise measurements on the deck of a commercial crab boat, so to capture fishermen’s movement, muscle exertion and injury potential, researchers recreated the deck setting within OSU’s Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Laboratory.

The process of lifting and dumping crab pots puts fishermen at risk for repetitive motion injuries, said OSU associate professor Jay Kim, who leads the lab in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. The greater force they exert, the greater strain they put on their bodies.

“This was our very first attempt to quantify those injuries in this fishery using biomechanical measures,” Kim said.

Dungeness crab is one of the most valuable commercial fisheries on the West Coast, producing around 26 percent of all annual fishing revenue, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In Oregon, the 2019-20 season brought in $72.7 million, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife reported.

The OSU study came about thanks in part to the Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program, through which OSU researchers connect with fishermen to work together to improve safety in the industry, said Laurel Kincl, co-author on the paper and an associate professor of environmental and occupational health.

“We think that bringing science and evidence about interventions helps inform those deckhands, captains, owners and fabricators to quantify the benefit or the risk,” she said. In surveys and outreach to the crabbing community, researchers learned that whether a vessel had a banger bar installed was based on individual

preference, but the fishermen who used a bar felt it worked well to prevent injury, Kincl said.

For the study, the research team used electrodes and reflective markers placed on the participants’ bodies along with 3D motion-capture cameras and force plates in the lab to record muscle movement, force and torque data. They tested five conditions for the banger bar, simulating the variation observed on commercial crabbing vessels: no bar, a flat bar at three different heights, and a triangular bar.

Participants had to tilt the crab pot and hit it against the bar or against the surface of the table, repeating the task three times for each of the five conditions, with rests in between. Their muscle activity data was then analyzed to determine which banger bar position required the least exertion.

Researchers found that the highest flatbar setting and the triangular bar were the best for participants’ bodies, showing reduced strain on the shoulders and lower back, specifically the trapezius, deltoid and erector spinae muscles, compared with no bar or a low bar. The biceps and triceps also showed less strain with higher bar height.

While the participants were not fishermen, researchers had two commercial Dungeness crab fishermen and a fabricator verify the accuracy of the study setup and pot-handling methods prior to collecting data.

“Even though the crab pot was empty and lighter than typical in the field, we still observed significantly high muscle activity and joint moment,” said Kiana Kia, lead author on the study and a postdoctoral researcher in Kim’s lab. “We can say that the activity could be even higher in the field. This task is really demanding and can increase the risk of injury in the low back and shoulders.”

The work is also asymmetrical, placing a greater strain on one side of the body. For this reason, Kia said, the researchers recommend that fishermen rotate tasks — though, Kincl noted, switching sides on the crab sorting table requires being trained on other tasks on the vessel.

The team is working on a subsequent study focused on how the height of the sorting table affects fishermen’s bodies. Future research will also look at the “block,” the crane mechanism that hauls crab pots up from the water, and how to minimize the risk of injury from pulling in the crab-pot line.

corrections&clarifications

In “Something for Everyone,” a story on the South Tillamook County Library published in the April 21 edition of the Sun, we reported (via information from a source) that Tillamook County leases the Pacific City building for $1 per year from

the South Tillamook County Library Club. The Sun was later informed by that source that, in fact, there is no charge for the use of the building. The Sun apologizes for any confusion the prior information may have caused.

Calendar Events of

THE GUITAR IN SPAIN

May 5, 2 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. The Portland Guitar Duo will share the historical significance of the guitar in Spain. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit tillabook.org. or call 541-842-4792.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH RECEPTION

May 5, 5-7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Oil painter Russell Strand and textile artist Carolina Starret Woodcock. Free admission. For more information, visit baycityartscenter.com or call 503-377-9620.

CINCO DE MAYO MUSIC

May 5, 8 p.m.-midnight. Meg’s Beachwood Bar & Grill, 6425 Pacific Ave., Pacific City. Music by Alena. For more information, call 503-812-5076.

SUSTAINABLE CLAMMING

ON THE BAY: PART I

May 5, 4 p.m. Meet at Schooner Restaurant & Lounge, 2065 NW Boat Basin Rd., Netarts. Demonstration on cleaning and cooking crabs. Free program. Registration requiredvisit netartsbaywebs.org.

FOREST BOUNTY: EATING LOCAL

May 6, 12:30 p.m. Tillamook Forest Center, 45500 OR-6, Tillamook. Discover what generations of land users have hunted and gathered in the Tillamook Forest. Free and open to all ages. For more information, visit tillamookforestcenter.org or call 866-9304646.

TRIVIA NIGHT

May 6, 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.

RON MCFARLANE & CAROLYN SURRICK CONCERT

May 6, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Program of Renaissance, Baroque and Celtic music, plus original compositions. Tickets $25. For more information, visit LincolnCity-CulturalCenter. com or call 541-994-9994.

SUSTAINABLE CLAMMING

ON THE BAY: PART II

May 6, 8 a.m. Netarts Bay Road Clamming Kiosk. Informative day on the bay learning about sustainable wild shellfish harvesting. Free event. Registration required - visit netartsbaywebs.org.

COMMUNITY ROCK PAINTING

May 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Join the Tillamook County Suicide Prevention Coalition for a familyfriendly event. For more information, visit baycityartscenter.com or call 503-377-9620.

FABRIC ARTS WORKSHOP

May 7, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Create greeting cards, post cards and more using recycled fabric. $40 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Sign-up at PCPour.com.

THE MAGIC OF MIGRATION

May 7, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Netarts Community Club, 4929 Netarts Hwy. W, Tillamook. Ram Papish shares stories of migratory songbirds and shorebirds. Free event. Registration

required - visit netartsbaywebs.org.

TIDE POOL EXPLORIENCE

May 8, 8:30 a.m. 15th Street Beach Access, Lincoln City. Free and no registration required. Learn about tide pools and their inhabitants from an expert. For more information, visit Explore.LincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING WONDERS

May 8, 10 & 12, 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 503-8017448 (text).

NESTUCCA VALLEY LIONS CLUB MEETING

May 9, 4 p.m. The Lion’s Den, 34510 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. For more information, email nestuccavalleylions@gmail.com.

NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

May 10, 4 p.m. Hebo Fire Station, 30710 Hwy. 101 S, Hebo. For more information, call 503392-3313.

NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL

DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

May 10, 6:30 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale.

SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY

LIBRARY STORYTIME

May 10, 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.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

May 10, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971-254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook.or.us/bocc.

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MARINE ANIMALS ASHORE -

RESPONDING TO STRANDINGS

May 11, 7 p.m. Netarts Community Center, 4929 Netarts Hwy. W., Netarts. Workshop designed to prepare volunteers for assisting the stranding network and those interested in learning about what to do when spotting stranded beach animals. No cost to attend, but donations accepted. Register at Eventbrite.com. For more information, visit netartsbaywebs.com.

PICTIONARY NIGHT

May 12, 5-7:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free admission. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

BIRD WALK: CUTLER CITY

OPEN SPACE & SILETZ BAY

May 12, 9-11 a.m. Cutler City Wetlands Open Space, SW 63rd west off Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Binoculars and guidebooks provided. For more information, call 541-994-2131.

TERRY ROBB CONCERT

May 13, 7 p.m. NCRD Performing Arts Center, 36155 9th St., Nehalem. Blues guitarist Terry Robb. Tickets $23-$26 at tickettomato.com. For more information, visit ncrd.org or call 971-308-0309.

BINGO NIGHT

May 13, 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.

KAYAK NETARTS BAY ENTRANCE (NOVICE)

May 13, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Netarts Bay Boat Ramp. Easy paddle with guides. $10 refundable deposit when registering at Eventbrite. com. For more information, visit netartsbaywebs.org.

FOREST BOUNTY: EATING LOCAL

May 13, 12:30 p.m. Tillamook Forest Center, 45500 OR-6, Tillamook. Discover what generations of land users have hunted and

gathered in the Tillamook Forest. Free and open to all ages. For more information, visit tillamookforestcenter.org or call 866-9304646.

KAYAK NETARTS BAY (INTERMEDIATE)

May 13, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Netarts Bay Boat Ramp. Kayaking with guides on Netarts Bay. $10 refundable deposit when registering at Eventbrite.com. For more information, visit netartsbaywebs.org.

DISCOVERY IN STONE WORKSHOP

May 13-14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Instructors on handstones and tools supplied. Tuition by donation. For more information, contact Charlie at 503-842-7013.

ENSEMBLE SANGINETO

May 14, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Adriano and Caterino Sangineto perform on harp and psaltery, joined by Jacobo Ventura on guitar and bouzouki. Adults tickets $30, seniors and students $25, and tickets for students aged 6-18 years old, $15. For more information, visit LincolnCity-CulturalCenter.com or call 541994-9994.

CANDLE MAKING & SIP

May 14, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Learn how to make soy wax candles. $45 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Signup at PC-Pour.com.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING WONDERS

May 15, 17 & 19, 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 503-8017448 (text).

SOUTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY

May 16, 12:30-6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Rd., Pacific City.

SHREK THE MUSICAL May 5 & 6. Nestucca Valley Jr./Sr. High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. For tickets, call 503-392-3194 ext. 230.

Photo by Tim Hirsch

NESTUCCA, NESKOWIN & SAND LAKE WATERSHEDS COUNCIL BOARD MEETING

May 16, 6 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information including remote log-in information, visit nestuccawaters.org.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

May 17, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971-254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook.or.us/bocc.

TRIVIA NIGHT

May 19, 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.

NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING

May 19, 11:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For lunch reservation, call Cathy at 541-622-3104.

PICTIONARY NIGHT

May 20, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free admission. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

LIVE MUSIC

May 20, 7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Western Supply Co. play honky took music. Tickets $10-$20. For more information or to buy tickets in advance, visit baycityartscenter.com.

FREE FISHING EVENT

May 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Hebo Lake. Instruction and gear provided if needed. Those 11 and and under do not need a license, otherwise a youth or adult license is needed as usualthey will not be sold at the event. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Ron Rehn, 503-842-2741.

FOREST BOUNTY: EATING LOCAL

May 20, 12:30 p.m. Tillamook Forest Center, 45500 OR-6, Tillamook. Discover what generations of land users have hunted and gathered in the Tillamook Forest. Free and open to all ages. For more information, visit tillamookforestcenter.org or call 866-9304646.

23RD ANNUAL SHOW & SHINE

May 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Laurel Ave., Tillamook.

UKULELE JAM

May 20. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Beginners lessons at 12:30 p.m and jam at 1 p.m. Bring your own instrument or borrow one from the library. For more information, visit Tillabook.org or all 503-8424792.

BLOCK PRINTING CLASS

May 20, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Carve your own linocut rubber stamp and print it on paper. $50 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

TIDE POOL EXPLORIENCE

May 20, 8 a.m. 15th Street Beach Access, Lincoln City. Free and no registration required. Learn about tide pools and their inhabitants from an expert. For more information, visit Explore.LincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

May 21, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp-Wi-Ma, 5195 Winema Rd., south of Pacific City. Ariel Quartet. Single event tickets $30 for adults, $20 for adults 18-29 years old, and $10 for ages 17 and under. For more information, visit neskowinchambermusic.com.

TIDE POOL EXPLORIENCE

May 21, 8 a.m. 15th Street Beach Access, Lincoln City. Free and no registration required. Learn about tide pools and their inhabitants from an expert. For more information, visit Explore.LincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

May 21, 9 a.m.-noon. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. $9 for members; $10 non-members. For more information, call 503-377-9620.

CELTIC SERIES

May 21, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Daimh - Gaelic Supergroup. Adults tickets $30, seniors and students $25, and tickets for students aged 6-18 years old, $15. For more information, visit LincolnCity-CulturalCenter.com or call 541994-9994.

Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church

Friday: Bible Study Class, 10:00-11:00 AM

Vacant Pacific City lot in the quiet, east side of town. Centrally located with an easy walk to nearby restaurants, library, grocery store and the Nestucca River. Warm and sunny area. Get creative and design/build your home or build the 4 attached townhomes designed for this lot and create an income producing property (schematic plans included with the sale.)