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Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental board updates plans and progress

Will Chappell Reporter

The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency Board met last month in Tillamook for the first time since before the pandemic to update the public on progress.

A trip to visit a section of proposed trail that lies next to the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad north of Garibaldi highlighted the days activities.

The railroad’s Chief Engineer Simon Aldridge guided the visit and told the assembled board and members of the public that the railroad was interested in participating in developing the trail.

As the railroad is a federally recognized, class 3 short-line railroad, their involvement could bring several advantages to the trail’s continued development.

The railroad controls the right of way for 50 feet on either side of the center of the tracks, meaning that they can permit the trail’s construction within that zone.

Additionally, the railroad is eligible for grant pro-

grams that could provide funding to help move the project forward. The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant gives $1.2 billion annually to short-line railroads across the country and has a stated focus of promoting “rails and trails” projects, like the Salmonberry.

The railroad’s assistance and access to funding will both be crucial for the project, which faces difficult construction as it looks to move ahead.

No section demonstrates the challenges facing the trail better than the one visited by the group on Monday.

Lying between Garibaldi and Barview Jetty, the curve around the hillside and rocky point just south of the Three Graces rock outcroppings in Tillamook Bay poses a logistical hurdle to completing the trail.

At the point, Highway 101 is cut into face of a large hill and runs above the railway with narrow shoulders on both sides.

The railway is also tightly squeezed onto its bed at the point, with less than 15 feet on each side. There is a historic rock wall

from the 1930s towards the road and an embankment dropping to the beach on the other.

Aldridge said that in many places accommodating the path by moving the railway would be relatively easy, but that in sections like this the challenge would be greater.

Federal regulations mandate that pedestrians be separated from the rails by at least eight feet and early plans for the trail called for it to be 12 feet wide.

At pinch points, these considerations will necessitate building a bridge or expanding the riprap along the shore to support the trail.

The difficulty of building on this section and others like it reflect the necessity of the trail that will separate

pedestrians and cyclists from the busy scenic byway, making travel safer for all modes of transport.

Aldridge said that in addition to the railroad’s support, the other good news was that the train’s path was shared by the waterline to Barview and the fiberoptic cable bringing internet to the county.

Owing to this, the Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for maintaining the riprap around the bay, is likely to prioritize the security of those critical infrastructure links, adding to the trail’s prospects.

After visiting the site, the group returned to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Tillamook office for a business meeting. Many organizations from both

Tillamook and Washington Counties as well as the state government and other non-governmental organizations were in attendance.

In the meeting, the board gave a brief update about progress happening on different portions of the trail. Several different sections are currently seeking funding to begin planning, including a section from Rockaway to Neahkahnie and another from Bay City to Idaville.

The group then adjourned for the day. It will meet again in this month and on a monthly basis going forward.

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Mudd Nick foundation supports local students

Monica Isbell MNF Board President

On the weekend of September 16 and 17, the Mudd Nick Foundation (MNF) held its annual charity golf tournament, auction, and dinner – for the first time in three years – in person. The golf tournament on Saturday had a great turnout of 74 golfers. Some groups played nine holes and some 18 holes. Doug Nicholson, co-founder and board member, reported that all received tee prizes and there were awards for first, second, and third place teams for nine holes and eighteen, as well as awards for longest drive, closest to the pin, and closest drive to the string in the fairway for both men and women.

One-hundred-eighty participated in the Saturday night dinner. President Monica Isbell welcomed the attendees and thanked them for their past, current, and future donations. She acknowledged the board and the dozens of volunteers who made the event possible. She

also expressed gratitude for the many individuals and merchants that donated silent and live auction items. The Neah-Kah-Nie (NKN) High School choir under the steady hand of Michael Simpson, teacher and director, sang The Water is Wide, an old folk song arranged by Mr. Simpson that had a complicated harmony. Lynn Mudd, co-founder and board member, and Brad Mudd, vice president, announced that the winner of the 2022 Jim and Lynn Mudd Service to Children Award was John Isbell, who served as a board member for over a decade and, for the bulk of that time, also as treasurer. John recently shifted to Emeritus status and was unable to attend the event in person.

The audience heard presentations from three

speakers. First, Cole Brown, a NKN High School senior, related some of the adventures he had as an exchange student last summer to Costa Rica in the Partners of America program that was made possible by a grant from the MNF. Rachel Lee, senior and class president, spoke about the many ways in which the MNF has impacted her life since kindergarten.

Lastly, Gale Nelson, CEO of the Rinehart Clinic, let the attendees know that a sizable grant by the MNF made it possible for the new NeahKah-Nie Student Health & Wellness Center at the High School to serve students in District 56 and the larger community. After enjoying a gourmet dinner with a Hawaiian theme, including an entire roast pig, Doug and Brad conducted a lively oral

auction.

Liz Carroll, who attended the dinner for the first time with husband Dan, shared her impressions about the MNF and the fundraising event. “It’s amazing what a few people with a great idea can accomplish. The Mudd Nick Foundation sets the example and shows us all what is possible. When Dan and I made Nehalem our full-time home, we got involved in supporting local organizations and events. We quickly realized all the good the Mudd Nick Foundation was doing for the north coast youth and, in turn, their parents by providing educational and recreational activities for school-aged children. For us, it was an easy decision to lend our support and the opportunity to attend a September Luau Fundraising Dinner sounded fun. Prior to the dinner, we stopped into the pub to check the OSU

football game score. When we told the server we weren’t ordering food because we were headed to the Mudd Nick event she thanked us profusely and shared a long list of opportunities her children had received as a result of the Foundation. Then at the event, hearing the students speak about their experiences, it made offering our support an even easier decision. We look forward to next year’s event.” Another local attendee mentioned that he loved the Saturday dinner because it is one of the very few events in the area where people can dress up and make donations for a great cause.

During 2022, grants from the MNF touched the lives of over 2,100 children. Learning Experiences included Missoula Children’s Theatre, 4H Camp, art camps, Battle

Nehalem Council tackles fees, short term rental regs

Will Chappell Reporter

Nehalem’s City Council discussed short term rental regulations and passed several fee increases in its December 12 meeting.

Cemetery plots in Nehalem will cost $750 starting in 2023, up from $500, while business licenses will increase in price from $15 to $60 for the initial application and $40 for renewal.

Planning for new shortterm rental regulations is progressing, with councilors receiving an update on the work from City Manager Mellissa Thompson-Kiefer.

Thompson-Kiefer told the council that the planning commission had reviewed staff proposals and agreed that a 300-foot buffer between short term rental properties in the city was a good policy.

However, after some public feedback concerned that this would overly limit licenses in certain areas, councilors asked staff to come up with a different proposal.

Councilors asked for the new proposal to divide the city into zones that will each have an allotted number of short-term rental licenses.

Staff will prepare a plan for presentation to the planning commission and city council next year.

The council also updated the city’s employee handbook at the meeting, amending it to reflect the twelve weeks of paid leave that will be offered by the Paid Leave Oregon program, passed into law in 2019.

It gives employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for family, medical or safety needs annually, paid for through the state program funded by employer and employee contributions.

Juneteenth will also be a paid holiday for city employees beginning in 2023.

The council then reappointed Mary Jo Anderson and Justin Bailie to the planning commission.

Before adjourning the meeting, Thompson-Kiefer thanked Mayor Bill Dillard and Councilor David Cram for their service, as this was their last meeting in office.

Cram was appointed in May 2021, to fill an unexpected vacancy on the council and was presented with a certificate expressing gratitude.

Dillard served on the council beginning in 2003, before becoming council president in 2015 and mayor in 2016.

Thompson-Kiefer presented Dillard with a plaque thanking him for his twenty years of service to Nehalem.

Dillard then adjourned a Nehalem city council meeting for the last time.

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The railroad’s Chief Engineer Simon Aldridge guided the visit and told the assembled board and members of the public that the railroad was interested in participating in developing the trail. Headlight photos by Will Chappell

Cole Brown NKN Senior related adventures on his Costa Rica trip sponsored by The Mudd Nick Foundation.

Photos by Brooklynne Konruff

Rachel Lee NKN Senior and class President spoke on how the Mudd Nick Foundation has impacted her life since kindergarten.

Brad Mudd and Doug Nicholson conducting the live oral auction.

Regional summit brings developers, government officials together to discuss coastal housing challenges

Federal, state, county and local officials as well as private developers convened at the Seaside Convention Center on December 6, 2022, to discuss housing challenges facing communities across the North Coast.

Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar hosted the summit, which connected government officials and developers from across Tillamook, Lincoln, Clatsop and Columbia counties.

In addition to connecting potential development partners, the summit also aimed to educate attendees on success stories so that they might employ those approaches in their communities.

The morning featured presentations from government officials and after lunch developers discussed different projects they had completed or were undertaking.

The conference had more than 200 attendees, including current State Representative and State Senator elect Suzanne Weber, representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a bevy of state agencies, planning commissions and city and county governments across the region.

Skaar kicked off the summit, giving attendees an overview of the day’s activities and sharing her own history working to expand housing access in the challenging coastal environment.

Skaar’s housing work started when she began working at Community Action Resource Enterprises (CARE) in 2004 after moving to Tillamook.

She first worked as a supervisor and program manager before becoming the executive director in 2009, a position she held until resigning upon becoming county commissioner in 2021.

At CARE, Skaar came to fully appreciate the hurdles to development that made affordable and workforce housing so scarce on the coast.

Skaar said that the combination of limited land available between the mountains, forests, ocean and farmland, high material costs, a proliferation of retiree and second home buyers, and enhanced safety requirements to account for natural disasters were only some of the challenges facing developers in coastal northern Oregon.

In Tillamook County, this has led to only one percent of housing being available at any given time.

Ideally, six to seven percent of housing would be available to accommodate upsizing and downsizing by growing and shrinking families.

The current shortage means that residents are forced into whatever housing is available, regardless of their needs, and must remain there despite changing situations.

But Skaar said that her experience at CARE and as a Tillamook County Commissioner has shown her that with persistence there is hope.

She said that finding allies in government, willing developers and a little bit of magic would continue to move affordable housing forward on the coast.

She pointed to recent successes in Tillamook, where funds from the transient lodging tax have helped incentivize the completion of 60 workforce housing units, the already started construction of 65 more and approval for a further 87.

The next speaker was Ethan Stuckmayer, Senior Planner of Housing at the State of Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD).

DLCD recently com-

pleted a study of the housing situation and found that the situation is urgent.

The study found that over the next 20 years the state needs to add 550,000 housing units to match demand, including almost 15,000 on the north coast.

Stuckmayer outlined the report’s conclusions, which were mainly that Oregon governments at all levels should focus on development rather than trying to amend land use policy.

He said that with urgency, Oregon can meet its housing demands.

The next speaker was Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Housing Integrator Kim Travis.

Travis shared that her agency had worked to fund 3,600 units across rural Oregon in recent years and has requested its largest ever annual budget for the upcoming year.

She detailed the various funding sources that OHCS offers to help Oregonians access housing.

Many of the funds are dedicated for developers, but Travis also detailed a program that helps individuals become homeowners.

She also stressed that OHCS was committed to serving the whole state, with half of low-income, fast-track housing funds specifically earmarked for rural communities.

After a short break, the summit reconvened with a panel of local government officials from up and down the coast.

Cannon Beach Community Development Director Jeff Adams shared that he is in the process of developing a county wide taskforce in Clatsop County to address workforce housing needs.

Ayreann Colombo from the Columbia Pacific Eco-

nomic Development District detailed the ongoing planning to build housing for the construction and operation of a forthcoming diesel refinery from NEXT Renewable Fuels.

Anne Marie Skinner and Allison Robertson from Lincoln City extolled the virtues of rezoning commercial zones to allow affordable, multiunit developments.

Following lunch, a panel of developers addressed summit attendees, sharing stories of successful projects.

Tillamook County Director of Community Development Sarah Absher stood if for the developers of the Kingfisher complex, which will soon bring 23 units of workforce housing to Pacific City.

Tom Kemper, the developer of Holden Creek Village in Tillamook shared how he had partnered with the Oregon Housing Authority to develop the 60-unit, $15.5

million complex, which will belong to OHA after 15 years.

Other developers shared their successes building housing in accessory dwelling units, with and for veterans, and for those struggling with mental illness and addiction.

At the conclusion of the developer’s panel, Skaar returned to the stage to solicit audience feedback via an online survey tool.

Attendees had found the conference informative and hopeful. They said that they believed more state funding and regulatory relief would be most helpful in facilitating their work going forward.

With that, Skaar invited the assembled to mingle and network, before bringing the official schedule of activities for the day to an end.

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Commissioners purchase land with hopes of increasing potential housing stock

Tillamook County will be purchasing a 46-acre parcel of land from Joyce Lamb for $725,000, following approval from the board of county commissioners at their December 7 meeting.

The deal for the lot between Marolf Loop Road and McCormick Loop Road has a closing date set for January 31, 2023.

County Commissioner Erin Skaar led the effort to purchase the property with hopes that it will someday be used to expand Tillamook’s housing stock.

The property lies within Tillamook’s urban growth boundary and is suitable for

the purpose, although water and sewer lines need to be added and rezoning achieved before any development could begin.

After sitting on the market for several years, a recent price drop on the property caught the commissioners’ attention.

Worried that the price decrease would attract attention from a buyer uninterested in developing the land, the commissioners decided to make an offer, which was accepted.

Funding for the purchase will come from the county’s investment fund and with an assessed value over $1 million, commissioners believe the property represents a relatively safe investment for the county.

They said that they hope Tillamook’s city government will work with them to ready the property for housing development.

Elsewhere in the meeting, commissioners agreed to a contract retaining Peck, Rubanoff and Hatfield as labor attorneys for the county.

The board also gave the go ahead for Solid Waste Program Manager David McCall to apply for a loan from the state for improvement works at transfer stations in Manzanita and Pacific City.

McCall told commissioners that work is already underway in Manzanita, but that the additional funds would allow completion of upgrades that will otherwise be deferred due to recent

supply cost increases.

The money would come from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water State Revolving Fund and half of the funds used for improvements related to storm water safety would be forgiven.

The Manzanita project has a total budget of just over $1 million and the new funding would cover just over $760,000 that has not already been completed or paid for. Of that, half would be eligible for forgiveness with the rest incurring 1% interest over 30 years, which the public works department can cover with its existing budget.

The Pacific City transfer station project is more extensive and has a projected $2

million budget. McCall told commissioners that the facilities in the south county were in desperate need of expansion and enhanced environmental safety protections.

Only $1.75 million of the work in Pacific City is eligible for the Department of Environmental Quality’s loan and just $500,000 would be forgivable.

Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Executive Director Dave Shively delivered his an nual report to the board at the meeting as well.

He detailed projects his organization undertook in the last year to improve fish passage and decrease flooding risk in the south county.

The biggest was a $300,000 improvement to Alder Creek near mile marker seven on Highway 22.

Opening more than two miles for aquatic life, the project replaced outdated culverts with new box culverts that improved water flow in the creek.

Another project Shively highlighted was the $96,000 improvement to the Battle Creek Bridge.

Funding for the work came from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, which allocates money to improve fish passage across the state.

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Zweifel makes deal to purchase Alderbrook Golf Course Closing date set for Jan. 31

Will Chappell Reporter

Patrick Zweifel and his partners have completed a deal to purchase the Alderbrook Golf Course from Dan and Coco LaViolette, signing a letter of intent to purchase the property on December 6, with a closing date set for January 31, 2023.

Zweifel, who owns Oregon Coastal Flowers, plans to upgrade the course and its facilities into an iconic property in Tillamook County.

“My vision is creating a destination place for families and visitors to walk through beautiful gardens, golf and share social events together,” Zweifel said.

Now, Zweifel and a group of volunteers will begin working on the course with an opening planned for April 1, 2023.

Although final terms have been reached, Zweifel is still counting on community members to step up to make the project a success.

After reaching initial terms with the LaViolettes in late

October, Zweifel partnered with a group of local investors to finalize the deal.

But his plans always included a healthy share of funding generated by membership sales and community donations and Zweifel needs to generate a further $1 million for the project to succeed.

“The community wanted a golf course, I bought a golf course,” Zweifel said. “Now, we need the community’s support.”

Memberships are officially on sale, with both annual and lifetime memberships available for individuals and families.

Purchases can be made on the Alderbrook Golf Course section of the Hydrangea Ranch website and discounts are being offered to those who purchase before Christmas.

All who purchase memberships before March 31, 2023, will be considered “Founding Members,” with a brick on a wall or pathway at the facility at the facility, which will commemorate their support for keeping golf in Tillamook.

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Zweifel has partnered with the Tillamook YMCA to give locals an opportunity to give tax deductible donations to the course and support a new youth golf program for Tillamook.

The YMCA’s new program will offer hundreds of local kids the chance to experience golf and the course’s reopening means the high school’s golf team will no longer travel to Banks to practice.

“When we met with Pat and he shared his vision, we were eager to help,” Tillamook YMCA CEO and Executive Director Kaylan Sisco said. “The more opportunities the Y has to allow for impactful experiences the better.”

Alderbrook Golf Course opened in 1924 and is one of the oldest courses on the Oregon coast. It closed on October 31, 2021, and was listed for sale in June 2022, with an initial asking price of $4.9 million.

The listing advertised the property’s development potential, leading local golfers to worry about the course’s future and form an ad hoc

Edward Grant Wood

April 21, 1950 ~ Nov. 23, 2022

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born on April 21, 1950 in St. Louis, MO. Grant graduated from University High School in Normal, IL and graduated from University of Colorado with a degree in sociology and psychology. He spent 8 years as a counselor helping deeply troubled youths turn their lives around while he was in Colorado. Eventually, Grant settled on the Oregon coast where he became an integral part of the community and established himself as an accomplished artist.

Grant was preceded in death by his parents, Edward

and Elizabeth Wood, his halfbrother John Humerichouse and his brother Chris. He is survived by his sisters Susan Wood and Kim Larsen along with his brothers Mike and Tim Wood.

In memory of Grant Wood, his family requests financial donations be made to The Cannon Beach Arts Association (CBAA) to help them support creativity within the local arts community for generations to come.

CBAA PO Box 684 Cannon Beach, OR 97110

Suspects in Tillamook Forest murders arrested in Nevada

Two Tillamook County women will be charged with murder in the death of 52-yearold Marcus Koops, whose body was found at a Tillamook Forest campground on Friday, December 2, 2022.

Alyssa Z. Sturgill, 40, and Lisa M. Peaslee, 41, were arrested on Sunday in Mineral County, Nevada, following a multi-state manhunt.

“We are extremely grateful for the professionalism and the cooperation of all the agencies involved that led to the quick apprehension of these two criminals,” said Detective Sgt. Michelle Brewer.

Brewer and Detective Chase Ross have traveled to Nevada to begin extradition proceedings after Tillamook County Judge Mary Trevino issued arrest warrants for the pair.

Sturgill and Peaslee will be charged with murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, unlawful use of a firearm and theft in the first degree when they return to Tillamook.

The pair had been living in their vehicle at the campsite in the area near the East Fork of the Trask River, where Koops was also residing in his Toyota

Sienna Minivan. He had been living in the forest for an extended period of time.

When a sheriff’s deputy arrived at the campsite on Friday to conduct routine a wellness check, he found Koops’s body. His car had been stolen and his dog was left tied to a tree.

Investigators found a firearm and spent cartridges on the scene and surmised that Koops had been shot and his vehicle stolen.

Suspicion quickly fell on Sturgill and Peaslee, with whom deputies were already familiar from previous contacts.

The department quickly sent an alert to all law enforcement agencies in the Western United States and shared DMV pictures of the duo and the victim’s van with the public.

On Sunday, December 4, Sturgill and Peaslee were pulled over in Mineral County, Nevada, southeast of Reno, by local sheriff’s deputies.

They were charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, among other Nevada charges, and held without bail.

Brewer and Ross will return the pair to Tillamook where they will be formally charged for the crimes in Oregon.

Brewer thanked the Mineral and Washoe County Sheriff’s Offices in Nevada, the Tillamook Police, the Oregon State Police and Crime Lab, the Tillamook County District Attorney’s Office, Tillamook 911 and the Oregon Department of Forestry for their help arresting the two.

committee to find a way to keep it devoted to golf.

Hopes that the county government might purchase the course were quickly dashed and Zweifel emerged as golf’s best shot in Tillamook County.

Zweifel doesn’t play much golf and is better known for his enthusiasm for cross-country running, but something about Alderbrook appealed to him.

“When I saw the golf course was for sale, something happened inside of me,” Zweifel said. “I knew that I was meant to make this property something special.”

He envisions a reinvigorated Alderbrook offering something for the whole family: walking paths winding through botanical gardens, a mini-golf course, reopened restaurant and a wedding venue and amphitheater on the hill overlooking the bay.

But first, Zweifel and the team must get the course ready to welcome the public.

Basic maintenance was performed on the course during its closure but even before

that it had fallen into a state of neglect with bunkers devoid of sand and overgrown trees and rough.

Zweifel plans to remediate those shortcomings over the winter months and would welcome help from any interested community members.

He hopes to have a grand reopening ceremony on April 1, 2023, weather permitting.

The reopening will feature free golf and food for members and supporters, celebrating what Zweifel hopes will be another century of golf at Alderbrook.

While 2023 will mark the official return of golf to Tillamook, Zweifel is focused on 2024 as the key year in determining the course’s continued success.

In addition to being the course’s centennial, Zweifel says that after a year plus of ownership the course should be in top condition and ready to welcome golfers from far

and wide.

“We’ll challenge every golfer on this side of the Mississippi to golf it in 2024,” Zweifel said, “if their experience is special, they will come back.”

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of the Books, Fire School, OMSI camps, learn to cook camps, Forest-to-Sea Camp, and the Costa Rica student exchange program, among others. In addition, the MNF continued to provide funding to the Grub Club, which furnished meals to children in North Tillamook County in the summer and other times when school wasn’t in session.

MNF is a 501(c)3. Donations are welcome throughout the year and are dedicated to enhancing the lives of children in District 56 and expanding their perspectives and opportunities. The website is www. muddnickfoundation.com.

Edward Grant Wood, 72, passed away Novem-

23, 2022 in Crookston, MN after a ten year battle with Alzheimer’s. Grant was

County’s proposed business license fee met with push back

Aproposed business licensing fee for Tillamook County met with voluminous and vociferous public backlash at a public hearing at the board of county commissioners meeting on November 30.

Business owners from up and down the county came out for the 9 a.m. meeting and unanimously derided the proposal, leading Board Chair David Yamamoto to cancel a previously scheduled public

hearing in favor of forming a working group on the issue.

The proposed license would have been required for all businesses operating in the county, with limited exceptions.

Applicants for the license would have needed to certify their compliance with state, federal and local laws and pay an annual licensing fee between $75 and $300 depending on their number of employees.

The licensing program would have been admin-

istered by the Tillamook County Economic Development Council and funds generated by the fee would have contributed to council initiatives.

As written, the ordinance would have given county officials the right to enter businesses to inspect them for compliance.

Trouble was clearly brewing for the proposed ordinance as the weekly meeting got under way at 9 a.m.

Usually sparsely attended, the commissioners’ meeting room was packed with a standing room only crowd of agitated business owners who spilled into the courthouse’s hallway.

Agitation grew when County Attorney William Sargent told the assembled crowd that public comment on the proposed ordinance would need to wait until the advertised meeting time of 10:30.

Most of the business owners waited through the regular meeting and another public hearing to have their voice heard, and more arrived as the official start drew close.

In a break between the end of the board meeting and the start of the first public hearing, Yamamoto drew up a

chair to speak to those in the audience.

He said that the county government wanted to have an idea of who was operating businesses in Tillamook to help prevent illegal operations.

Yamamoto also stressed that the purpose of public hearings was to solicit feedback and amend proposed legislation.

The crowd gladly obliged Yamamoto, offering an hour and a half of critical, sometimes vitriolic feedback to the board.

The most common point of contention with the bill was the right of entry to inspect for compliance.

Business owners, many of whom operate out of their homes, strongly objected to the idea of a county official entering their businesses to inspect.

Many expressed skepticism that any county official would or even could be qualified to assess compliance with all state, federal and local laws for the wide variety of businesses across Tillamook County.

They also were doubtful that the county would be able to hire a staffer to carry out enforcement, given labor

shortages in Tillamook.

The economic development council also drew sharp criticism.

Business owners questioned the council’s purpose, complaining that they saw no benefit from its work and had no desire to supplement its budget with no specifics for how those funds would be spent.

The licensing fee itself was criticized for being overly broad, with some noting that as written it would apply to people running multi-level marketing businesses out of their homes or small-scale firewood vendors.

Others complained that the 30-day application review period was too long, the fee was unprecedented among Oregon counties and that penalties were overly harsh.

But above all, business owners expressed anger and concern over what they saw as an example of government overreach.

They said that between federal and state regulators and business licensing required by cities in the county, they were already well-regulated and assessed a plethora of fees.

The general sentiment was that the county government

was primarily concerned with revenue generation but that the proposed licensing fee was poorly written and left room for abuse.

Communism was mentioned by several public commenters and some expressed disappointment with the commissioners for proposing such legislation.

Several went so far as to say that they would not comply with the ordinance if enacted.

In response to the outpouring of discontentment, the commissioners all expressed their desire to assuage the public’s concerns.

Commissioner Mary Faith Bell suggested a working group be formed with business owners to investigate the issue further and devise a better proposal and volunteered to participate in the working group.

Commissioners Erin Skaar and Yamamoto quickly accepted the offer and Yamamoto canceled a second public hearing on the ordinance, which had been scheduled for December 13.

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County Clerk certifies November election results

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Tillamook County Clerk Tassi O’Neil submitted certified election results for the 2022 election on December 1, with most results from the county matching those reported earlier.

In the City of Tillamook, Nick Torres pulled ahead of Dean Crist by two votes, 128 to 126, in the race for the fifth council ward after earlier results had shown a dead heat in the race.

Crist has until December 19 to challenge the results of the election but will incur the expense of the recount should he choose to do so.

The certified count revealed that Greg Sweeney and Christopher Kruebbe both received four write-in votes for an open seat on Bay City’s city council.

Following a recount to confirm the tie, a drawing of the lots will be triggered. The drawing between Sweeney

and Kruebbe will take place on December 9 at 9:30 a.m. at the county clerk’s office and consist of the two drawing playing cards from a deck.

The winner of the draw will then decide whether to accept their write-in victory, as will Anthony Boatman who received six write-in votes in the same race.

If either Boatman or the winner of the draw declines, it will fall to Bay City’s government to select a councilor to fill that vacancy.

O’Neil said that a twovoter household that should have voted in the Tillamook’s fifth council ward race had erroneously had the race left off its ballots. However, the oversight was only brought to O’Neil’s attention two weeks after the election, and she had no way to address the problem.

Other results from the county that were certified by O’Neil on December 1, matched those reported in the weeks following the election, with a final vote total of 14,741, representing a 69.55% turnout.

Rockaway Beach, Nehalem and Manzanita will be welcoming new mayors, with Charles McNeilly defeating incumbent Sue Wilson in Rockaway Beach, Phil Chick beating out Lydia O’Connor to fill the position being vacated by Bill Dillard in Nehalem and Deb Simmons replacing the departing Mike Scott in Manzanita after running unopposed.

“I believe we need a deeper transparency in our city government, increased information sharing and a deeper, more consistent response to residents’ concerns,” McNeilly said while campaigning.

McNeilly brings a background working in electric utilities and banking to the position and campaigned on a

platform of better managing and benefiting from short term rentals.

Wilson congratulated McNeilly at a city council meeting the day after the election, and thanked residents for their support during her time serving the city.

Nehalem Mayor-elect Phil Chick has a background in water utility management and ran for mayor on a platform of water quality and fiscal responsibility.

“I am committed to see that the city fully explores diverse funding opportunities, while financing improvements through city means other than debt,” Chick said.

In Garibaldi, Mayor Tim Hall held off a challenge from former Mayor Judy Riggs to retain office.

“We have an undisputed record of achievements,” Hall said while running for mayor.

He cited well-resourced fire and sheriff’s personnel, well-maintained utilities and a forthcoming Oregon Department of Transportation project upgrading Highway 101 through the city as signal accomplishments of his first term in office.

Tillamook Mayor Aaron Burris and Bay City Mayor David McCall ran unopposed for reelection.

The measure to incorporate the community of Oceanside as a city failed by an almost

twenty-point margin. The measure to increase the gas tax in the City of Tillamook was rejected by voters as well, with 60% opposing.

Psilocybin related businesses will temporarily be banned from the cities of Tillamook and Nehalem as well as unincorporated Tillamook County, while voters in Wheeler appear set to welcome the businesses by a margin of 123 votes to 113.

In the Second Council Ward Rebecca Hopkins held off a challenge to retain her seat.

Garibaldi’s City Council will be welcoming two new members after Linda Bade and Norman “Bud” Shattuck garnered the highest vote totals for two at-large openings.

In Rockaway Beach, Terry Walhood will yield her seat to Cindy Kay Gregory, after losing a reelection bid.

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Karen Matthews, Deanne Ragnell and Dave Bell as at-large councilors to serve four-year terms.

Nehalem residents will be represented by Hillary Howell, Sandi Huntley and Dave Cram in positions one, two and three on the city council, respectively.

In Manzanita Brad Mayerle and Linda Kozlowski were elected to the council, edging out Mark Kuestner by less than two dozen votes for the two available, at-large openings.

The final unofficial tally also included updated results on statewide races.

After polling somewhat well in early returns, Democratic Governor-elect Tina Kotek, ended up with just over 36% of the vote in Tillamook County.

Republican nominee, Christine Drazan, received 45% of votes cast in the county, while independent candidate Betsy Johnson garnered nearly 18%, more than double the percentage of voters who supporter her statewide.

Democrat Suzanne Bonamici will represent Tillamook in the House of Representatives thanks to redistricting starting in January.

Bonamici beat Republican challenger Christopher Mann by more than 35 percentage points to retain her seat, although Tillamook County preferred Mann by a threepoint margin.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Ron Wyden also easily won reelection to Washington, beating Republican Jo Rae Perkins by 16-percentage points.

Democrats retained control of both houses of the Oregon state legislature in Salem, but Tillamook will be represented by two Republicans.

Suzanne Weber will be the new State Senator for the 16th District representing Tillamook, after defeating Democrat Melissa Busch. Weber was previously Tillamook’s State House Representative.

In the race to replace Weber, Republican Cyrus Javadi narrowly edged out Democrat Logan Laity, winning by just over two percentage points.

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Measure 114 had a similarly tight margin, but will pass, meaning Oregonians will need a permit to carry a handgun in the state and certain high-capacity magazines will be banned.

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Hailee Knight added 12. The Bobcats would not match the three-point output of the first quarter again, but they were able to rely on defensive pressure to generate fast-break points and free throw opportunities.

Nestucca pushed the lead to 41-20 by the half and a 6435 final score.

Ashlynn Nelson-Lawrence was the leading scorer for the Pirates with 10 points, as Neah-Kah-Nie struggled with turnovers and poor shooting all night.

When the boys’ basketball game tipped shortly after, the roles were reversed, with Neah-Kah-Nie riding a threepoint barrage to a decisive victory.

The game was close in the early going, with the teams knotted at eight points after five minutes.

But a series of Nestucca turnovers late in the first quarter let the Pirates open up a 16-8 lead in the last minutes of the frame.

unanswered points in under a minute to start the third quarter.

The rest of the third quarter only saw eight points combined from the teams, before more threes for Neah-KahNie in the fourth made the final tally 55-30.

Ivan Dante and Tony Allen led the way for the Pirates with 14 points and 13 points respectively. Espen White made three three-pointers and Jordan Lewis chipped in two as the team scored 10 combined from beyond the arc.

Eagan Ortis and Diego Ponce scored six apiece for the Bobcats on the evening.

With the win, the Pirates improved to 3-1 on the season, having beat Gaston 86-41 the night before.

Dante, the team’s center, went down with an ankle injury midway through Tues-

day’s game, and Head Coach Erick White expected him to miss the rest of the calendar year with the injury.

In their next game, the Pirates lost to Kennedy at home on December 8, but bounced back with a 54-50 win against Delphian the next day.

Nestucca fell to 1-2 with the loss. Their struggles continued in a 63-39 loss at Willamina on December 9.

The Bobcats girls’ team improved to 2-0 with the win, but dropped their next contest at Willamina, 45-36, on December 9.

The lady Pirates record was 3-1 following the game and they will look to rebound against Catlin Gabel on the road on December 12.

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Nestucca hosted NeahKah-Nie for an intra-county, basketball showdown on December 6, with the Bobcats girls’ team emerging victorious, while the Pirate boys bested the Bobcats.

In both games, the winning teams rode hot outside shoot-

ing to large early margins that proved insurmountable for their opponents.

The girls’ teams tipped first and Nestucca got off to a quick start. Deploying a full court press, the Bobcats forced turnovers early and often.

They jumped out to a 7-2 lead early before unleashing a flurry of threes to push the

lead to double digits. By the time Chloe Love hit a buzzer beating three to end the first quarter, Nestucca had made five threes and held a 25-8 lead.

Love totaled 10 points on the night, one of four Bobcats to notch double digits.

Makayla Webber led the way with 17 points, Lyndie Hurliman chipped in 13 and

Neah-Kah-Nie kept the pressure on during the second quarter as their defense continued to force turnovers and frustrate Nestucca’s offense. At the half, the Pirates lead was 29-14.

Coming out of the locker room in the second half, the Pirates dealt a final blow to the Bobcats’ hopes on the evening by scoring seven

Area schools notch good fall sports seasons

Will Chappell Reporter

Tillamook County high schools had highly successful sports seasons this fall, with five teams qualifying for state tournaments while dozens of players across the county won awards for their individual performances.

Tillamook High School’s volleyball and football team won league titles as did Nestucca’s football team, while the Cheesemaker boys’ soccer and Bobcat volleyball teams also advanced to their state tournaments.

The Cheesemaker volleyball team went 16-6 during the regular season and won a first-round playoff matchup at home against Hidden Valley before falling to Baker and Cook County in the tournament held in Springfield.

Defensive specialist and setter Kate Klobas was named the Cowapa League Player of the Year while Mooks’ Head Coach Lavonne Rawe was recognized as the league’s Coach of the Year.

Klobas also earned a place on the all-league team where she was joined by teammates Dannika Goss, Emily Skaar and Maritza Nieves. Cheesemakers Lexie Graves and Malli Lewis received honorable mention.

The Cheesemaker football team had one of the best seasons in program history, going 10-3 and advancing to the final of the state tournament, before losing to Estacada.

Wide receiver Zeyon Hurliman was recognized as Cowapa League Offensive Player of the Year and Co-Punter of the Year and was named to the all-league offensive team.

Quarterback Tanner Hoskins, running back Judah Werner and linemen Ken Lopez and Austin Berry-Killian joined Hurliman on the all-league offensive team and Hoskins was also named CoKicker of the Year.

On the defensive side of the ball, lineman Sam Diaz, linebacker Gilbert Whitlatch and defensive backs Tyler Moncrief, Parker Mckibbin and Garrison Gunder were all selected for the all-league defense team.

Defensive back Baird Hagerty was named to the all-league second team and backup quarterback Seth Wehinger and defensive back Eligio Maciel were noted for honorable mention.

Cheesemaker Head Coach Kye Johnson was named Co-Coach of the Year in the Cowapa League in his eighth season at the helm in Tillamook.

Sam Diaz was honored as Tillamook’s player of the game in the championship game after notching 5 tackles and 12 assists.

Nestucca’s football team also had a strong year, going 6-2 in the regular season and winning the Special District One League Championship before coming up just short against Umatilla in the first round of the playoffs.

Andres Sandoval was selected defensive lineman of the year while Cody Hagerty was named both offensive and defensive back of the year and placed on the first team all-league for his performance on both sides of the ball.

Offensive linemen Cooper Holloway and Dylan Prock, linebacker Bronson Gaine, Punter Diego Ponce and kicker Draven Marsh were all named to the first team all-league as well.

Seven Bobcats were named to the second team all-league: offensive linemen Ponce and Chris Ehly, running back Bernardo Zamudio, defensive linemen Dylan Prock and Aiden Sifford, linebacker Eli Love and defensive back Zac Collins. Honorable mention went to Gaine for his work at running back.

Nestucca’s volleyball team went 14-7 on the season,

Rockaway Beach emergency preparedness committee gets back to business

Will Chappell Reporter

Rockaway Beach’s emergency preparedness committee has attracted an uptick in participation recently after an ebb during the pandemic.

The group’s December meeting, held on the seventh, attracted more than 15 citizens interested in lending their help during emergent events in the city.

At the meeting, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Randy Thorpe said that aiding and promoting these local groups was a major focus of his job.

In an emergency, the various communities around Tillamook County will become islands, isolate from outside help, Thorpe told the group. This means that each community needs to be ready to sustain itself in those situations.

It is critical for residents to have a go bag for emergency situations, with experts now recommending bags be stocked for two months.

Also critical will be HAM radio communications, another major focus of Thorpe’s job.

He said that the north county leads the way in HAM

radio groups and a repeater was recently installed on Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain.

In Rockaway, local John Orloff has taken the lead on HAM radio.

He has been working to revitalize a disused radio shack near the reservoir and is offering a free class to teach the public to operate radios on January 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thorpe said that radio communications would be vital in coordinating supply delivery in a disaster.

To achieve deliveries in a situation where Highway 101 and other roadways are impassable, Thorpe has been working with the Port of Tillamook Bay and Near Space Corporation to have Tillamook Airport designated a supply hub for the coast.

Their proposal is awaiting final approval from state authorities and would see the airport become the main distribution point for the entire Oregon Coast during a disaster.

The airport’s runway is built to withstand seismic events, owing to its military history, and Thorpe expects the plan to move ahead.

Near Space is also helping to develop plans to distribute

goods to communities up and down the coast using aerial drones that will be able to carry up to 500 pounds.

Thorpe said that members of the committee should identify zones for supply drops and helicopter landings.

He further advised that the committee should partner with Rockaway Beach Fire and Rescue to apply for emergency preparedness grants from state and federal agencies.

He noted that the Oregon Department of Human Services oversees stocking emergency sheds and residents remarked that their local sheds need a resupply.

Armed with this information from Thorpe, the committee discussed its next steps.

In addition to the upcoming radio course, there will be a free CPR course offered to the public on December 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rockaway Beach firehouse.

The committee is also putting together an emergency preparedness fair for the spring, with details to come.

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coming in second place in the Northwest League and qualifying for the playoffs before losing in the first round at Stanfield.

Outside hitter Kyla Hurliman and setter Rachel Gregory both made first team all-league, Abby Love made second, Hanna Geil third, and Taylor Knight received honorable mention.

Bobcat runners had a strong season in cross country, with Micah Rigg placing 21st in the state in the combined 1A/2A/3A field and making first team all-league. Kerrin Higdon and

Betsy Mondragon also both garnered first team all-league honors.

Tillamook High’s boys’ soccer team was another tournament qualifier from the county, going 10-4-1 on the season and finishing second in the Cowapa League before losing to eventual state champion Ontario in a first-round road matchup.

Cheesemaker midfielders Carter and Cole Affolter, and Elliot Lee, defender Ryan Mizee and striker Diego Baragon Lara all got All Cowapa League nods. Brayan Hernandez and Christian Cor-

dova Vega received honorable mention.

The Tillamook girls’ soccer team struggled through a 1-11-1 season, but junior defender Areli Velazaquez Villa shone and was named to the all-league team.

At Neah-Kah-Nie High School, cross country runners Izabella “Bella” Hamann and Madison Graham were given all-league honorable mention in the Coastal Range League.

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Keagan Lane of Neah-Kah-Nie blocking Diego Ponce of Nestucca. Headlight photo by Will Chappell

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Syzygy

The Ocean Lodge

Ticor Title

Tillamook Motor Company

Tradewinds Motel

T-Spot Yarn Gifts & Chocolates

Unfurl

Vacation Villages of America

Lynn Villemyer

Wanda’s Cafe

Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks

Wheeler Marina

Wheeler on the Bay Lodge Wild Grocery and Cafe Jay Woika Wolf Ceramics

Wolfmoon Bakery Yolk Restaurant

Kathie Sellars

Jim Sherblon

John Sherrett

Amber Smith

Sarah Smyth

Evan & Lisa Solley

Diana Jean Staben

Erin J Stammer

Jerry Stanger

Eric Starr Tim Stein

Breanna Stephens

Carol & David Stevens

Richard Stiggins & Nancy Bridgeford

Cheryl Streedain

Vince Stripling

Jeffrey D & Lisa Sutton

Ms Susan Tone

Dr Marie Tripp

Barbara Trout

Kristine Troutman

Esther Troyer

Irene Vandecoevering

Lynn Villemyer

Linda and John Vogel

Charissa Warmé

Doug Watts

Anna & Jon Welsh

Caitlin Whitfield

Karen Williams

Blake W Wolfard

Michael Woodin & Amy Bell

Gary & Kim Woodring

Denise H Wright

Albert and Denise Wright

Alice K & Sanford E Yates

April Yungen

Garrick & Gail Zakovics

The Greenbrier Companies Mike Mudd

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde

Pirates Cove Restaurant

Mudd Dogs of Manzanita Nehalem Lumber Co.

Ocean Inn Westover Inns

Neah-Kah-Nie Bistro

Tillamook PUD

Manzanita Fresh Foods, LLC

NOHO Hawaiian Cafe

Charities Aid Foundation of America Columbia Bank Manzanita Branch

Kroger

Magpie Metals Studio LLC

Manzanita Fresh Foods, LLC

Howell’s Floor Covering

Kelly’s Brighton Marina

Amazon Smile

BRSchmiett, Inc.

Ken Wilkes Estate Blue Snap

The Mudd Nick Foundation thanks the volunteers who spent countless hours making this year’s event possible

Doug Nicholson

Joe Atteridge

Sheri Atteridge

Monica Isbell

Jennifer Holm

Renae Scalabrin

Wendy Bakker

James Johansen

Linda Vogel

Kiley Konruff

Janice Laviolet

Amy Van Dyke

Carol Mills

Wendy Bakker

Karen Czopek

Jenna Edginton

Joan Henderson

Brad Mudd

Tim McCarty

Larry Schaefer

Tim Schaefer

Janet Crowley Al Lockwood Nikki Schaefer

Dan Bakker

Mary Lou Stein

Barb Krueger Dick Brimmer

Kristi Woika

Abby Mudd Stephen Rolandelli Bonnie Lewis

Lynn Mudd Dan Bakker James Johansen Linda Vogel

The Mudd Nick Foundation welcomes donations throughout the year and encourages donors to visit its website: www.muddnickfoundation.com

The Mudd Nick Foundation Board of Directors extends a heartfelt thank you to all merchants and individuals who generously donated items and financial support to the live and silent auction at our fundraising event in September 2022.

Supporters  John and Lori Longfellow

Supporter and golfer Owen Nicholson at 98 years old

Supporters Chung and Judy Lee