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COVID-19 update: Vaccine clinic continues at fairgrounds, Pfizer for ages 5-11 coming soon Hilary Dorsey

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illamook County Health Department relayed during a Tillamook County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27, 10 COVID-19 cases over the weekend from Friday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 24.

“Our 14-day case count was 65,” Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Ed Colson said.

“That was from Oct. 10 through Oct. 23. Prior to that, it was 61.”

Two new COVID-19 deaths from October were reported this

week. Tillamook County’s 33rd COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old woman from Tillamook County who died on Oct. 22 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center. She had underlying health conditions.

Tillamook County’s 34th COVID-19 related death is a 53-year-old man from Tillamook County who died on Oct. 27 at Adventist Health Portland. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

There are currently nine total outbreaks under monitoring, Colson said. Oregon Health

Authority confirmed outbreaks as of Oct. 27, at Tillamook County Creamery Association with 21 cases and Adventist Health with 10 cases.

Monoclonal antibody therapy is still available in Tillamook County. It requires provider referral.

“That treatment is available through a one-time IV infusion currently at the Tillamook Adventist Hospital,” Colson said.

The health center has COVID-19 testing available through their acute care clinic, located at 2111 8th St. in Til-

lamook. Hours are 1-5 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Make an appointment by calling 503-8423900.

COVID-19 testing is also available at Adventist Health and Rinehart Clinic.

Vaccines are available at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds Convention Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 1-5 p.m.

Wednesdays for the month of November. The clinics are walkin only.

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Long haul Conservancy establishes Rainforest Reserve after five-year campaign

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ocated adjacent to Oswald West State Park and above Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, the Rainforest Reserve is part of an uninterrupted 32-square-mile conservation corridor that stretches from the summits of 3,000-foot peaks within the Oregon Coast Range to Short (Top) The Rainforest Reserve will be part of a vast conSand Beach and the sandy seabed and rocky reefs of the servation corridor—linking nearshore ocean. This type of the nearshore ocean of Cape protected land-to-sea corridor Falcon Marine Reserve and shoreline of Oswald West is unmatched in the state of State Park to the summits Oregon.

On Oct. 26, on the heels of and headwaters above.

Photo courtesy of NCLC. a five-year campaign spearheaded by North Coast Land (Bottom) Conserving the Conservancy, the Rainforest forests where headwater Reserve was permanently streams arise for Cannon conserved as a place brimBeach and Arch Cape will ming with critical habitat keep clean drinking water for a wide array of wildlife flowing. Photo by Justin Bailie and plant species, to help them adapt to a changing Conserving this land gives world, while also supporting the us all a chance to be in the right surrounding communities. relationship with the land and the “Bringing this land into people it sustains.” conservation allows us to unlock “The Rainforest Reserve is its future,” NCLC Executive a remarkable accomplishment Director Katie Voelke said. “It is that will significantly benefit our a living, breathing, flowing and region in many ways,” said U.S. evolving place. Conservation Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.). allows it to live its most dynamic “I applaud Katie Voelke, the and abundant life. This is a living entire NCLC team, and the many museum, a living laboratory, a supporters on the North Coast globally rare and precious place, for this impressive achievement. and it’s our community backdrop.

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Sheriff ’s office seeks funds to purchase defibrillators for patrol vehicles Hilary Dorsey

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illamook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Oct. 27, approved a Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund grant application for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles. The application will now be sent to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund.

Undersheriff Matt Kelly said the intention of the sheriff’s office is to apply for this grant to get AEDs out. The sheriff’s office is requesting $23,385 from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Fund. The AEDS cost around $1,600 each. The goal is to purchase 16 defibrillators for every patrol car vehicle. These devices will allow for quicker response times, giving victims of sudden cardiac arrest to receive a lifesaving shock or shocks much sooner.

“It’s key in these situations to get that shock sooner than later,” Kelly said. “It greatly improves our victim’s chance of survival.”

Stated in the application, law enforcement officers are often the first responders to sudden cardiac arrest, arriving even before emergency medical personnel.

The sheriff’s office will do training so the defibrillators are used effectively, Kelly added.

According to the application, the units will be stored in durable caring cases in the deputies’ vehicles, ready to use at any given time.

“These tools just make a big difference,” Commissioner Erin Skaar said.

“Having one in every patrol car would be fabulous.”

Since its inception in 1999, the Siletz Tribe Charitable Contribution Fund has distributed more than $16.3 million in charitable grant awards, according to their website. The Siletz Tribe contributes through employment opportunities, service and monetary donations, and cooperative agreements to the Siletz community, Lincoln County, the state of Oregon and Native American organizations throughout the United States.

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As we address the climate crisis, strategic, community-driven conservation efforts like this project can help mitigate the most serious risks to plants, fish and wildlife while preserving the ecosystems we cherish for future generations.”

Onion and Angora peaks, the main fixtures of the Rainforest Reserve, were once rapidly chilled lava dikes and sills nestled 3,000 feet deep in the ocean.

Over time, a submarine lava flow rose out of the ocean to become isolated nearshore islands. As a result, an unusual mixture of plants and animals evolved on those islands. They continued to evolve in isolation as the islands rose to be the high peaks forming the backdrop of the northern Oregon Coast skyline. Some of the species found on these “The

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Hoffman Gallery presents November show Hoffman Gallery presents their November show open from 1-4 p.m.

Friday through Sunday, Nov. 5-29. Artist Reception will be from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 6.

The show is free and open to the public Hoffman Center for the Arts, located at 594 Laneda Avenue in Manzanita.

Featuring the works of Cathi Howell, Peggy Biskar and Kathleen Larson.

ors. Piecing together images from drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, fabric design, improvisational silkscreen, weaving and calligraphy.

INTERSECTIONS: A Metaphor Integrating a fully lived life… all the ups and downs, the ins and outs, the light and darks, the high and lows, the wins and losses.

Cathi Howell INTERSECTIONS: A Definition A place or area where two or more elements meet, overlap, connect, crossover, collide.

This body of work represents a mixed media/collage process of the meeting, the overlapping, the connecting, the crossover, and the recycling of often unrelated images working toward a unified whole.

All of the images combined result in the synthesis of the almost 70 years of art making and creative 7 29467 70001 8 endeav-

Peggy Biskar “BORO refers to patched textiles prevalent in the frozen northernmost region of Honshu, Japan. During the Edo Period (1600-1868) dirt-poor farmers wove fabric from hemp which was used to make everything from work clothes to baby diapers to futon bedding. To provide extra warmth when the fabric was frayed and worn, double and triple layers of hemp were added, holes were stuffed with bits and pieces of rags, and heavy surface stitching called SASHIKO was stitched across the shoulders, back and chest. The result was a richly decorated cloth thought now to be of significant artistic importance.

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Needle exchange services expand to north Tillamook County Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer

Tillamook County Board of Commissioners approved Wednesday, Oct. 20, for Nehalem Bay Health District to be an additional location for needle exchange services.

The goals of the needle exchange program are to reduce incidence of transmission of blood-borne infections through substance abuse, provide free access to and safe disposal of needles/ syringes, and raise awareness about the risk of drug overdoses and associates fatalities, the Memorandum of Agreement states.

During a meeting Oct. 13, Tillamook County Public Health Representative Tara Stevens touched on the need to expand the program to reach more people in the community. The Tillamook Family Counseling Center’s Ivy Avenue Wellness Center was added as a location during that meeting.

Shelby Porter, public health representative for the county health center, said the proposed agreement for Nehalem Bay Health District would occur on the fourth Wednesday of the month

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Tillamook County Beekeepers Assoc. donates 16 bee-friendly trees Joe Warren Staff Writer

The Tillamook County Beekeepers Assoc. is making good use to the funds they raised through their beehive raffles they held all summer long culminating to the drawing at the Tillamook County Fair in Aug. According to Brad York, the president of the local beekeepers association, said, they raised a total of $4,000, spent $2,500 on the trees and signs and also donated $1,000 to Oregon State Uni-

versity Bee Lab for research with the Oregon State Beekeepers Assoc. also matching $500 of that donation.

“This is a long term project,” York said. “We want to do this every year in the fall.”

York has his reasons. He only buys trees that are “Bee friendly,” and he says that trees are a great source for bees.

“Flowers provide bees nectar (carbohydrates) and pollen (protein) to meet their nutritional needs,” York said.

“Healthy bees need more

flowers to help them overcome the odds, one flowering tree is equivalent to one acre of flowers.”

The local beekeepers donated 11 trees that were planted at Hoquarton Park in Tillamook and five trees were donated to the City of Manzanita as well. The local beekeepers are looking for any help with this ongoing project.

“Other organizations, fraternities, associations are invited to join us to plant even more trees in the coming years,” York said.

“People can also go online at tillamookbeekeepers.org and donate money to our Save the Tillamook Honeybee fund.”

All funds go directly to saving the honeybee. People can and are encouraged to plant similar bee-friendly flowering trees or shrubs in their yards to help with the bees.

Forty-five-percent of honey bee colonies are dying off every year in the U.S. due to lack of forage, pesticides and mites, York added.

Tillamook County Beekeepers Assoc. President Brad York helps load Will Stone’s truck with bee-friendly trees donated to the City of Manzanita.

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TCTD board approves measures to recruit and retain employees Joe Warren Staff Writer

The Tillmaook County Transportation District board unanimously approved the use of a $415,000 grant to help retain and recruit employees to the district in these competitive employment times. “…effective from Sept.

1, 2020 to June 30, 2023, the parties recognize the additional effort and risk of serving the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, and encourage employee vaccination, by offering five new temporary employee compensation programs through June 30, 2023,” the agreement reads.

The agreement states that,

if all rules are met within the agreement, new employees will be paid a hiring bonus, existing employees will get a retention bonus, there is also a bonus for current employees who offer referrals for employment. Employees will also get a pay differential of 10 percent increase during the same time period, but not good for vacation or sick leave, only good for hours worked for the district according to the agreement.

Hiring Bonus The hiring bonus is a total of $2,000 per employee with payouts of $500 paid on the new employee’s first paycheck, $500 paid on the new employee’s first paycheck following successful completion of training and

$1,000 to be paid to the new employee following successful completion of their probationary period.

Retention Bonus Employees who are working at the district Nov. 1, 2021 will receive a $500 bonus to be paid on the employee’s paycheck after Nov. 1. Another $500 bonus will be paid on the first paycheck

following Jan. 1, 2022 and $1,000 will be paid to all eligible employee’s first paycheck following Feb. 1, 2022.

Also according to the agreement, all employees will be paid a $500 referral bonus for new employees they help recruit to the district.

Vaccine Incentive The agreement states that all employees who receive

the COVID-19 vaccine and provide proof of vaccination to the TCTD’s Finance Supervisor are eligible for a vaccine incentive of up to two week of paid time off that may be used between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023.

Qualifying reasons to use the vaccine incentive • To recover from receiving the first, second, and/or subsequent booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine • The employee is directed by their health care provider or a public health authority to isolate or quarantine at home for a COVID-related reason.

• The employee experiences symptoms of COVID-19, chooses to take

a COVID-19 test, and isolates at home while awaiting test results.

• TCTD requests the employee isolate or quarantine at home for a COVID-related reason.

• Closure of the school or place of care of the employee’s child for a COVID-related reason.

• For any other COVID-related reason required by federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

According to the agreement, this incentive is retroactive to July 1.

You can view the full agreement at the transportation district or request a copy from the finance supervisor.

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Meals for Seniors, Inc. in Rockaway Beach backed by many local donors food throughout the year.

One such example is Richard Seward, a local senior from Rockaway Beach. He drives to Central Oregon ( a 450 mile trip) to bring back food for MFS. “Richard is always on the lookout for anyone who is food insecure,” said a longtime friend, Glenda Jones.

Seward also takes seniors to the food bank as well as buying food for them. There are many other individual donors, but they prefer to remain anonymous.

Hind and Gurjiti, owners of Garibaldi’s Bay Market and Liquor, also donate produce each Friday to MFS. Karya Slonaker, produce manager, said, “I like the contact with seniors.”

MFS has been the recipient of Coho Salmon filets through the ODFW excess hatchery salmon program. The Trask River Hatchery captures food grade coho salmon and Tillamook Anglers, a non-profit

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Rockaway Beach is an exceptionally giving community and Meals for Seniors, Inc. (MFS) represents this community. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the group was serving lunch in the dining room to 30-45 seniors and delivered 30 meals to those seniors who cannot make it to the meal site. The delivery route spans from South Garibaldi to Nehalem.

With the pandemic, they were no longer able to provide lunch in the dining hall. They continued to deliver meals and set up a “take-out” for those who previously ate in the dining room.

“With the exception of our cook, our team is comprised of all volunteers,” said Theresa Bruneau, Meals for Seniors, Inc. president.

Many local people, organizations and businesses donate

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volunteer group process the fish for distribution to the Oregon Food Bank and other charitable organizations like MFS in Rockaway Beach, which the seniors love.

Bruneau said, “Fred Meyer as a local business in Tillamook and foundation are very generous to MFS.” Other organizations that provide purchased and donated food to Meals for Seniors, Inc. include: Oregon Food Bank-Tillamook County Regional Food Bank; North Tillamook County Food Bank; and the Tillamook County Creamery.

“We are very grateful for the support we receive from our volunteers, donors and the community,” said Bruneau.

Meals for Seniors, Inc. is located in the Parish Hall at St. Mary by the Sea Church in Rockaway Beach. The address is 279 S. Pacific St. They are serving lunch at 11:45 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Volunteers prepare meals. Photo courtesy of Meals for Seniors, Inc.

The Emma Zimmerman mystery

The Zimmerman family, headed

by Wilhelm and Albertine, were one of the Nehalem Valley’s first homesteader families. They came from Bremen, Germany settled in Wisconsin and then came across the country to stake their claim in what is now Wheeler. The Zimmermans were a successful family. The Hotel Rector was located in the Zimmerman building in Wheeler and Wilhelm was a primary part of the marketing company, The Nehalem Company.

Wilhelm and Albertine had seven children but only three survived to adulthood. Of them, one was included as an incorporator of the City of Wheeler and served as an original alderman on the city council in 1913. The family burial plot is in the Nehalem Cemetery. Wilhelm and Albertine are both interred there

n Hoffman Continued from Page 1 While on a textile tour in Japan in 2018, I had the opportunity to see a major exhibit of Boro farm clothing at the Amuse Museum in Kyoto. I was inspired by the indigo-dyed fabrics faded

n Needle Continued from Page 1 in the upper level parking lot, near the food bank in Wheeler.

“This is an important expansion,” Porter said for north Tillamook County.

n COVID Continued from Page 1 “60.04 percent of our residents in Tillamook County are fully vaccinated, as of the 25th,” Colson said. “Our vaccine clinic averaged about 24 last week.”

Vaccines are also available at Adventist Health, Rinehart Clinic and local pharmacies.

Colson said booster shots for all three vaccines now have recommendations.

Those eligible for a booster for Moderna or Pfizer six months after their second shot include: people 65 and older, people living in a longterm care facility, people 50-64 with underlying health

and Emma, born in 1885, is next to Wilhelm. Some family plot headstones were designed with embedded tintype photos of the decedent. Over the years, the headstones have deteriorated. Emma’s plot has only the base remaining.

Recently, the Nehalem Valley Historical Society (NVHS) was contacted about Emma’s place in Nehalem by the Gresham Historical Society. In 1991, the Gresham Historical Society was contacted by a landscaper who had been clearing brush from a property and found Emma’s headstone leaning against a wall behind the blackberries. The Gresham Historical Society reached out to Multnomah and Clackamas counties to try to identify who Emma was. Neither had records of Emma Zimmerman so the stone remained in the Gresham Pioneer Museum’s protective custody.

The headstone caught the attention of the collections committee

with age, the traditional clothing shapes, and the bold hand stitching.”

Kathleen Larson “Clay allows me to use a forgiving material to make a visual story of the natural world that is very inspiring and fulfilling to me.

The pieces in this show are based on the Japanese style

for Gresham. The renewed effort to identify Emma linked her to the Nehalem Cemetery and her plot with a base but no headstone. How did the stone get to Gresham? Gresham’s research never uncovered a clue.

When NVHS was contacted about the headstone we found more of a mystery than just its location. The measurements of the headstone’s attachments are different than the base.

Nehalem’s records show Emma to have passed in 1898 but the headstone has 1893 as her date of death.

A list of graves located on private family plots has an entry showing that Emma died in 1893. These discrepancies raised doubts about whether the stone was truly a match.

Originally, NVHS was unsure about taking custody of this piece.

In October, the NVHS Board agreed that Emma Zimmerman’s headstone should come back to the Nehalem Val-

Kurinuki which means to take away, to remove clay and turn it into a usable vessel of some kind. I use several tools to literally take clay away, to cut and tear, to scoop it out.

There can be mishaps in the process, but it is all a growing process that is very fulfilling.

I try to create pieces that are functional as well as sculptural in nature.”

Commission Chair Mary Faith Bell said she is glad the program is expanding to north county and health partners are engaging in the program.

“We have a very high use of opioids which can lead to heroin use as a replacement,” Commissioner Erin Skaar said. “It’s a nationwide crisis and we’re not immune.”

Skaar said harm reduction

is crucial for people who want to stop using those drugs. Vice-Chair David Yamamoto said the program helps the general public as well by keeping needles out of gutters and the trash.

conditions, and people ages 18-64 with underlying health conditions or are at a high risk of exposure due to where they live or work, such as teachers, grocery store employees, health care workers and people who live in congregate care settings. Those vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are now eligible for a booster shot two months after their second shot if they are 18 and older.

Individuals eligible for a booster may receive either the same or different COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose, depending on advice for a health care provider, preference and availability.

“For our youths age 5-11, regarding Pfizer, the advisory panel for the FDA met and voted to recommend Pfizer

for 5-11 year olds,” Colson said. “The FDA will review the panel’s recommendation and a ruling is expected in the next few days.”

From there, it will go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee and then to the Western States Scientific Review Workgroup.

Third doses are still available for those immune-compromised, Colson added.

“A third dose is only available to be administered for those authorized,” Colson said. “It is not considered a booster.”

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ley. On October 25, NVHS President Tom Campbell went to Gresham to secure possession of the headstone from Gresham Historical Society Director, Sylvie Andrews and the stone will be stored at the museum located on Laneda in Manzanita. More questions will come up. Should the stone remain inside and protected? Should the headstone be placed at the burial site?

If you place the headstone at the burial site, how can you protect it? NVHS will be working with the cities of Nehalem and Wheeler to come up with a solution that respects Emma, the Zimmerman family and the interests of the cemetery itself.

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obert “Bob” Edward Nelson passed away peacefully, with his wife and family near, on October 11, 2021, aged 84, in Las Vegas, NV, from Alzheimer’s.

Bob was born on January 30, 1937 in San Diego, CA, and graduated from Hoover High School with numerous community service awards.

Throughout his life, Bob was known for helping others, and for his ever-present sense of humor. Everyone could count on Bob for a kind deed, and a funny quip.

(If you asked him ‘What are you up to?,’ he’d invariably reply “About 5’ 11”).

In 1957, Bob married Lynda Sue (nee) Berkshire, beginning a marriage of nearly 65 years that produced three sons, Don, John and Jeff. That same year, aged 19, Bob began his 37-year career at Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical (TRA)

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as a draftsman. He worked his way up to Vice President Operations, making lifelong friends and colleagues who appreciated his intelligence, work ethic and wit. Among the highlights of his career was overseeing the construction and opening of TRA’s offices in Washington, DC. Bob loved to water-ski in Mission Bay, take the family camping, play cribbage with friends and be part of a large extended family in Southern California. Bob and Sue travelled to many parts of the world, often by cruise ship and always with friends.

Bob retired, aged 56, and relocated to Manzanita, OR, where he and Sue discov-

ered new friends and a community they loved. Life on the golf course, along the beautiful Oregon coast, with friends and family, provided years of adventure and happiness. Bob and Sue volunteered extensively in the community, raising funds for youth scholarships and delivering meals to people in need, and more. Bob served as the President of the local community Eugene Schmuck Foundation. In 2003, the Manzanita City Council announced Bob and Sue as “Citizens of the Year” and they were honored as the grand marshals of the annual July 4th parade. Bob also loved reading and kept a list of more than 2,500

books he read since retiring.

In 2008, Bob and Sue moved to Las Vegas – and established a second home in Richmond, VA – to be closer to family. Bob was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed going to races around the country, usually with son Don. A constant source of pride and enjoyment for Bob was the opportunity to go to countless live shows and concerts in Las Vegas, thanks to son John. Bob adored and delighted in his beloved grandchildren (Jeff).

Bob is survived by his wife Sue, his sons Don (Chris) and John (Milo) of Las Vegas, Jeff (Taryn) and grandchildren Tate and Lola of Richmond, Virginia,

brother Tom (Janice) Nelson and Cynthia Nelson of San Diego, sister Joan (Michael) Scholl of Tallahassee, Florida, in addition to extended family and many friends.

He was preceded in death by parents Donald A. and Alberta (Kelley) Nelson, and brother Earl. Bob was a good man who left us with lots of happy memories.

Donations in Bob’s memory can be made to Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas.

The Neptune Society is handling the arrangements.

Services to celebrate Bob’s life will be held in San Diego in early 2022.

Tillamook County taps ROCKit grant program for solutions to housing crisis Tillamook County announced that it has begun a collaborative process with the Community ROCKit program (the Resource Organizer for Communities Kit) to address the rising population of unsheltered individuals and families within Tillamook County.

This partnership comes during a critical time when COVID-19 has only deepened an already dangerous crisis. As of January 2020, Oregon had the third highest population of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. And as of September 2021, Tillamook County reported more than 84% of individuals currently experiencing homelessness were unsheltered and residing in a location deemed not safe for habitation.

This data reflects the broader population experiencing homelessness in Oregon, where before the effects of COVID, 64% of all individuals experiencing homelessness were unsheltered.

“Shelter is one of the most basic human rights, and we have an obligation to ensure

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“We couldn’t be more thrilled about this acquisition by our good friends at North Coast Land Conservancy,” said Carla Cole, natural resources project manager for the National Park Service.

“The National Park Service recognizes that landscape-scale conservation is one of the most meaningful ways that we can protect diversity and ensure resilience in a rapidly changing world. Plants, animals and ecosystems

no one in our great county need live unsheltered,” said Erin Skaar, county commissioner, and co-leader of the ROCKit process in Tillamook County. “The Community ROCKit process plays to our strengths as problem solvers and creative thinkers, and I am proud that we’re coming together to make Tillamook County a leader in ending homelessness.”

Community ROCKit (the Resource Organizer for Communities Kit) is a locally-powered problem solving model that uses a positive, asset-based method for mapping and organizing local resources in new ways to address problems created or exacerbated by COVID-19.

“People experiencing homelessness, particularly those who are unsheltered, are one of our most vulnerable populations,” said Peter Starkey, executive director of Community Action Resource Enterprises (CARE), who is co-leading the ROCKit process for Tillamook County. “I look forward to working with this group to

need space and time to move and adapt. Conservation of mountain peaks, headwaters, forests and salmon streams within the Rainforest Reserve will provide protection and refugia for many iconic species and habitats and ensure that this special place will persist for the benefit and enjoyment of all Oregonians for generations to come.”

The reserve includes the headwaters of five watersheds and provides drinking water to Cannon Beach and Arch Cape. As a result, conservation of the Rainforest Reserve will help ensure clean drinking water for residents and visitors and could help lower water treatment costs.

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sioner Lianne Thompson stated: “Vision, tenacity and patience define the collaborative efforts to successfully create the Rainforest Reserve and protect this important section of the Coast Range.

Thanks to all who put vision into action and secured the future of this north coast gem. It’s really a joy and a privilege to support a community effort like this. It’s good for the people, it’s good for the planet. What’s not to love?”

Protection of the proposed Rainforest Reserve has been a goal of coastal conservationists for decades. Seventy years ago, Oregon’s first state parks superintendent, Sam Boardman, characterized the property as “one of the greatest opportunities for creating one of the outstanding natural parks in the nation.”

However, a sense of awe and respect for this place has existed in the peoples living here since time immemorial.

This summit-to-sea corridor has provided abundant first foods, materials for tools and crafts, and more for the Clatsop and Tillamook people. NCLC’s acquisition of the Rainforest Reserve perpetuates a theft that first happened more than 150 years ago, when land treaties with the first nations where not honored. Thus, NCLC is committed to once again ensuring indigenous Clatsop and Tillamook community members have access to this

develop innovative solutions for increasing rapid access to shelter as a first step toward a broader movement to eliminate homelessness within Tillamook County and Oregon.”

Following a kickoff of the Community ROCKit process earlier this month, county and community representatives will participate in facilitated work sessions over the next several months designed to identity existing community assets and create a capacity inventory. This information will be a springboard for enabling participants to identify new approaches and make action commitments, as individuals or on behalf of their organizations, to increase accessibility to shelter within Tillamook County.

The Community ROCKit meeting series is part of a grant-funded pilot program. It is a 90-day roadmap for asset mapping and community engagement designed to help communities rebuild from the pandemic.

Tillamook County is the second location to be selected as a pilot site for Community

land for a variety of cultural uses.

Campaign Background In 2016, North Coast Land Conservancy entered into talks with EFM Inc., a forestland investment management company committed to sustainable forestry. That led Onion Peak Holdings, a subsidiary managed by EFM, to purchase 5,000 acres of forestland from Stimson Lumber Company.

In keeping with EFM’s goals around enabling long-term land ownership, landscape protection and drinking water security, they signed a purchase and sales agreement with NCLC with a deadline of five years.

“NCLC’s compelling vision for this property inspires us to think bigger and be bolder in solving our climate crisis,” EFM CEO Bettina von Hagen said. “The creation of the Rainforest Reserve is an enormous contribution to the people of Oregon, who will have the opportunity to hike and enjoy this spectacular and unique landscape, and to the many plants and animals, including endemic species that make the Rainforest Reserve home.

We applaud NCLC for their vision, perseverance and tenacity in making this fiveyear vision a reality.”

To secure the Rainforest Reserve and complete this landmark conservation project, NCLC raised roughly

ROCKit, following Umatilla County, Ore. who launched their first ROCKit mission addressing mental health crisis services in May 2021.

“Communities like Tillamook County have borne the brunt of a wide range of impacts from COVID,” said Christine Bechtel, co-founder of X4 Health, the organization that coordinates the Community ROCKit program. “ROCKit is all about catalyzing the people, capacities, and assets that communities already have and using them in new ways to address those local challenges.

We’re excited to support Tillamook County in its goal to ensure no individual in the county is ever unsheltered.”

Funded by the Morris-Singer Foundation, Community ROCKit is available at no cost to selected communities. Additional free resources to help communities take the guesswork out of recovery planning are available at: www.communityrockit.org

$11.8 million with the help of more than 1,000 donors and significant grants awarded

by U.S. Fish and Wildlife; Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative, a partnership among the Land Trust Alliance, Oregon Community Foundation, Seattle Foundation and the Idaho Community Foundation, with support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB); and M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. In addition, NCLC continues to provide technical support to the Arch Cape Water and Sanitary Districts to acquire an additional 1,500 acres to create a community forest adjacent to the Rainforest Reserve.

“It’s been astounding to see what’s happened with fundraising for the project and the grants that came through,” NCLC Board President John Mersereau said. “Now that we have the property, there’s also the question of, what’s next? What is involved in the next phase? There is so much work to be done, but having met that initial goal with the acquisition is huge.”

An interim public recreation policy—including what uses will be permitted and where—is currently in place, while creation of a more robust and thoughtful public-access plan is underway. Through a grant from NPS, a team of conservation and recreation planning specialists are facilitating that

planning process with NCLC, neighboring landowners, community members at-large, and indigenous community members. Over the next year, they will be reaching out to the community to help create a cohesive, interconnected recreation and access plan that is user-friendly and provides opportunities to the public while also protecting ecologically sensitive areas.

“With its proximity to Oswald West State Park, the Rainforest Reserve plays a significant role in creating connectivity between protected areas on the coast,” Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Director Lisa Sumption said. “Since Sam Boardman first experienced this place, OPRD has supported a vision like the Rainforest Reserve. We look forward to collaborating with NCLC as we steward these places together, which contribute to the long-term health and well-being of people, plants and wildlife alike.”

Nadia Gardner, volunteer chair of Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, added, “The Rainforest Reserve is unique in its connection to not only an incredible state park but also a marine protected area. The goals of Oregon’s five marine reserves are to conserve ocean biodiversity and contribute to scientific research. We are thrilled to see this area protected from the mountain peaks out into Oregon’s ocean.”

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Renew license, ID, vehicle tags before end of moratorium The Oregon law enforcement moratorium for expired vehicle registration, driver licenses and ID cards will end Dec. 31. If you need to renew, do it as soon as you can – before an expected rush at the end of the year.

Starting in November, DMV will mail about 300,000 Oregon residents who have expired vehicle registrations, urging them to renew before the end of the year. This mailing is in addition to the regular reminder DMV sends a few weeks before your vehicle’s tags expire.

DMV will not also send a second reminder for expired licenses, permits and ID cards, so please check your card to make sure it is still valid.

You might receive a reminder in the mail even if it doesn’t seem to apply to you. Did you sell your car? If you didn’t notify DMV, they might still show you as the owner.

Protect yourself from parking tickets and towing charges: go online and notify DMV of the sale.

The current moratorium, passed by the 2021 Legislature, is the last of a series of grace periods giving Oregonians more time to renew at DMV during COVID-19 restrictions.

DMV open online and in person with or without appointment To help Oregonians get DMV services during the pandemic, DMV has added many new online options. They have caught up with

the COVID-19 backlog enough that about half of the visits to field offices are by appointment, and the other half are standby.

Whether you set an appointment or just stop by, you can get more than one DMV service in one visit.

Before you go to a DMV office, visit DMV2U at https:// bit.ly/3Euh09p to see if you can get your service online – or make sure you have what you need to bring to an office. DMV2U is part of ODOT’s commitment to put transformative technology to make Oregon’s transportation system more efficient and user friendly.

Going forward, customers will continue to have the option of making an appointment online through

DMV2U or dropping by, as well as more choices online. Any time you need a DMV service, check DMV2U first and see if you can save yourself time and a trip.

Consider getting Real ID now If you need to visit a DMV in person – especially to renew your license or ID card – it is a good time to get the Real ID option.

Starting in May 2023, you will need a federally acceptable form of identification to fly– most common are a passport or the Real ID version of a DMV credential. Don’t wait until 2023, when the rush will be on.

Make sure you bring the documents you need to qualify for Real ID by creating a personalized checklist at Oregon.gov/RealID.

Tillamook County Library Foundation seeks board member Tillamook County Library Foundation is seeking a board member.

The foundation is currently constructing a park adjacent to the main library building in Tillamook. This summer, the foundation purchased a color copier/scanner/FAX machine for each of the five branches and a FAX for the main building. Holiday cookie decorating kits purchased by the foundation will be supplied to all branches and the bookmobile to enable patrons throughout the county to participate in this popular craft program.

The board is looking for an individual who has at least some of the following traits/skills; however, all letters of interest will be given fair consideration.

*Resides in South or North County *Is a member of the Latinx community *Younger than retirement age *Media savvy, looking to the possibility of managing the foundation website *Investment savvy *Able to attend in-person board meetings: second Thursday of each month at noon *Above all—Passionate about the county library There is no formal application. Please submit a letter of interest explaining why you would like to serve on the board and what you will bring to the board and the foundation it serves. The letter may be sent electronically to: tillamookcolibraryfoundation@gmail.com or mailed to:

Tillamook County leaders, AGE+ to host Community Conversation In Tillamook County, there are more people 65 and up than under 18. This is not a trend, but the new normal, signifying the need to plan today for all generations tomorrow.

On Nov. 17 at 6 p.m., join an important conversation about the future of aging in Tillamook County. This Community Conversation, hosted by AGE+, Adventist Health-Tillamook, Tillamook County Transportation District, Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce and other local leaders, invites people of

all ages to talk about creating a lifelong community for all.

The event will be held virtually via Zoom, with an option to call in by phone.

Please register to receive joining information by going to www.ageplus.org/register or calling (503) 408-4752.

Many Tillamook County residents want to age in their community, but will face unique challenges affecting their ability to do so. This Community Conversation is an important step in planning for a more inclusive future where everyone has opportu-

nities to contribute and thrive.

Participants in this conversation will be invited to share what supportive services are important to them as they age or coordinate care for older loved ones.

About AGE+: AGE+ is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that empowers communities of all ages to value and care for older adults, especially those who are isolated, low-income and underserved. For more information, please go to www. ageplus.org.

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Letter to the Editor Happy memories in difficult times With the new, happy colors of the tourist Train, Miller Street property owners between 1st and 19th ave in Rockaway Beach are enthusiastically offering smiles in these difficult times with “Storybook lane” (a walk and

memories of favorite childhood books and characters).

Alice in Wonderland, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Winnie the Pooh, have already appeared with “The Little Engine that Could” at the train station.

Please join us with a big smile before Christmas.

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Emergency responders do far more than put out fires or bandage wounds. We are the first line of defense in natural and manmade disasters. We also respond to motor vehicle accidents, hazardous materials incidents, specialized rescues, and a vast array of emergency medical complaints. Every day, throughout Tillamook County, emergency responders answer the call of our families, friends and neighbors who are in need of assistance.

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