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Tillamook County remains in Moderate Risk Vaccines open for ages 12 plus Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer

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isk levels for Tillamook County will continue to remain in Moderate Risk, effective Friday, May 14, through Thursday, May 20. Tillamook County had 41 new confirmed and presumptive cases from

Sunday, April 25, through Saturday, May 8, Tillamook County Health Department relayed during a community update Tuesday, May 11.

“Oregon is still seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations,” Tillamook County Health Department Administrator Marlene Putman said.

Putman said 15 counties shifted out of Extreme Risk last week and into High Risk.

“The governor expects that counties will not return to the

Extreme Risk category again hopefully for the duration of the pandemic,” Putman said. “This is as long as we continue to work together to decrease cases by following precautions.”

Adventist Health Tillamook President Eric Swanson reported 326 hospitalizations across Oregon, as of May 11. There were 794 ventilators available in the state of Oregon.

“We have plenty of PPE here at Adventist Health

Tillamook this morning,” Swanson said.

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Ed Colson said Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available in the county. People can schedule a vaccine online at https://tillamookchc.org/coronavirus/vaccines/ The Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s emergency use to be extended to those aged 12-15, Colson said. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immuniza-

tion Practices reviewed that approval Wednesday, May 12. Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup reviewed and affirmed the decision later that evening.

Vaccinations for 12-15 year olds can now begin, as of Thursday, May 13.

As of May 11, 292 appointments are scheduled for the vaccine in Tillamook County.

“As of May 10, 12,635 people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19

vaccine,” Colson said. “That is 48 percent of Tillamook County residents.”

Colson said 9,322 residents are considered fully vaccinated, which is 35 percent.

To schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 test, call 503-842-3900.

For help scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine, call 503842-3914.

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Election results

Appointments, walk-ins available for 12 plus Hilary Dorsey

Jamie Perez

Damian Laviolette

Mike Wantland

Valerie Folkema

Pami Boomer

Mary B. Johnson

Linda Alder

Matt Kelly

Jack Bloom

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n Tuesday, May 18, Tillamook County voters hit the polls to decide district elections. The unofficial votes have been tallied and the county clerk’s office has 20 days to certify. Voter turnout for Tillamook County was 32.44 percent, as of 11:45

p.m. May 18.

Unofficial results show Matt Kelly won Tillamook County Emergency Communications District 911 Director, position 3. Kelly got 3,739 votes compared to challenger Christopher Kruebbe, who received 1,401.

It was a close race for incumbents running for Tilla-

mook County Transportation District Director, position 3.

Linda Adler received 2,758 votes; her challenger, Jackie Edwards, received 2,177.

The race for Tillamook County Transportation District Director, position 5 was also a close race. Mary B. Johnson received 2,830 and Chris Kell received 2,390.

Neah-Kah-Nie School District Director, zone 4, was another slim margin as of election night, with Mike Wantland receiving 959 votes and Damian Laviolette receiving 947.

Shane Stuart won a seat on

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A Closer Look: Serving up summer jobs Erik Knoder Citizen Guest Article

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ou likely have seen the help wanted signs popping up at various businesses in Tillamook County.

Local employers are looking for summer workers.

In 2019, before the pandemic recession, Oregon added about 21,000 farm jobs and 27,000 nonfarm jobs from winter to summer, which made it fairly easy for teens and others to pick up a summer job. The

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situation for the summer of 2021 will likely be different in some ways as Oregon begins to reopen its economy after taking measures to reduce the impact of COVID-19.

Industries traditionally adding many summer jobs in Oregon include agriculture, leisure and hospitality, construction, retail trade, and temporary help services. Popular occupations added in the summer include farmworkers, waiters and waitresses, construction laborers, cashiers, and groundskeepers.

However, some of these are the industries and occupations that were curtailed the most

by COVID-19 measures, and many are still strongly affected.

Oregon’s nonfarm employment dropped by an astounding 258,100 jobs in April 2020, a loss of 13.3% of all nonfarm jobs. The unemployment rate

rose to a historic high of 13.2%.

Many jobs were added back during the summer of 2020. The summer of 2021 should see continued improvement in the labor market, but employment probably won’t completely return to the level of pre-recession years.

Summer on the Farm Despite agriculture generating a far smaller share of jobs than it did historically, it is still the number one industry for creating summer jobs in Oregon. Agriculture added an estimated 21,177 jobs from winter to summer (January-

March versus July-September) in 2019. This seasonal growth fell to 17,233 jobs during the pandemic of 2020. Agriculture provided about 57,200 jobs in the winter and 74,400 in summer 2020; this was

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regon is now considered out of the fourth COVID-19 surge, Tillamook County Health Department reported during a Tillamook County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, May 12.

Administrator Marlene Putman said a new goal for the state is to reach 70 percent and for counties to reach 65 percent of their adult populations to receive at least on dose of the vaccine, so the county can move into the state’s lower risk tier of virus restrictions.

“Counties must also submit a comprehensive vaccine plan that addresses equity gaps prior to moving to that next level,” Putman said. “If we meet the goal, we have to [submit] the plan also.”

For some counties, movement to that lower level may happen as early as Friday, May 21. Tillamook County, as of May 12, is at 57.9 percent of the population vaccinated with 7.1 percent more to go to reach the 65 percent goal. As of May 14, Tillamook County was at 58.2 percent of residents vaccinated with at least one dose.

“Even with this great decrease in our cases and vaccine availability, people are still getting sick with COVID,” Putman said. “If you’re feeling ill, stay home, confer with your health care provider or if you recognize those symptoms and want to be tested, testing is available at no cost.”

The health department on Friday, May 14, reported 13 new COVID-19 cases.

Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Ed Colson said Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccine are available at all Tillamook County provider sites. Appointments are available as well as walk-ins.

“When you sign up online, the clinic will include the vaccine type and minimum age required for that clinic,” Colson said.

The Food and Drug Administrator recently approved Pfizer to be authorized for emergency use for those 12-15. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices affirmed the decision May 12. Western States Scientific Safety Review Group reviewed and affirmed the federal decisions later that evening. Those 12-15 years old can now be vaccinated, as of Thursday, May 13.

Oregon law allows for those 15 years of age and older to receive certain medical care without parental-guardian consent, including vaccinations, the health department reported via social media. For those 12-14 years old, parental/guardian consent is required and the parent/guardian must be present at the vaccination.

Vaccines are free, Colson added. Insurance providers may be billed an administration fee but this fee will never be your responsibility to pay.

Gov. Kate Brown released a statement Thursday, May 13, indicating Oregon would follow the new CDC guidance for fully vaccinated people. The guidance recommends fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance except when required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance. Schools, hospitals, health care clinics and long-term care facilities, as well as public transportation, are all exceptions to the new guidance as well.

If you have questions or concerns, call the health department’s vaccine line at 503-8423914.

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Oregon’s state health officer said Friday individuals and businesses have choices when it comes to protecting against COVID-19.

“I think individuals have a choice which kind of protection they want to use,” said Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state epidemiologist, in a press conference. “Masks and physical distancing, or vaccination — and I hope more people choose vaccination, because it’s safe, it’s effective and it’s available across the state right now.”

The doctor’s comments came the day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laid out new guidance for wearing face coverings, saying those who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need to wear masks or physically

distance in many instances.

Oregon Thursday adopted that guidance, allowing the fully vaccinated to unmask (with exceptions, like public transit, health care facilities and homeless shelters, where masks are still required).

“We have the tools we’ve been using since last summer: keeping our distance, wearing our masks,” Sidelinger “Now we have some other amazing tools: We have three very safe and effective vaccines that people can choose to use.”

But the federal and state announcements Thursday have left a lot of questions still to be answered — particularly for businesses where COVID-19 restrictions have faced the most complexity throughout the pandemic.

Sidelinger said more clear guidance would be coming from the Oregon Health Authority, but that

businesses also have the choice for how to keep their customers safe.

They can’t choose to serve only vaccinated customers, but they can choose which set of measures to put in place, he said.

“Businesses should have a plan to either keep the current guidance in place — where they require physical distancing and masking for everyone — or implement a plan where they’re checking the vaccination status of those who come in and that those individuals could be allowed to be in that business without wearing their masks and with less physical distancing,” Sidelinger said.

The change doesn’t yet mean the state’s four-tier, capacity-limiting framework is going away.

Those rules are in place at least until 70% of the state is vaccinated, and businesses still have to limit their capacity based on those rules in

their county. But businesses can now choose to allow fully vaccinated customers to unmask if they verify their vaccination status.

That adds yet another rule for businesses to keep track of.

“We know that this puts put them into a different position, if they chose to implement a system where those who are (vaccinated) can come into the business without a mask and without physical distancing, it will require them to ask about vaccination status and check on that before they come in, and that’ll put some in a difficult position,” Sidelinger said.

Sidelinger noted that voluntary disclosure of someone’s vaccination status isn’t a violation of privacy laws — but said the state is figuring out how that verification process should work.

“As you can probably imagine, this is a radical shift in the CDC

framework,” Sidelinger said.

New rules and guidance from the state are in development and will be released soon, he said.

Sidelinger’s comments came as the state’s COVID-19 cases have begun to dip, and state models project future declines in cases and hospitalizations. Still, the doctor recommended getting vaccinated or taking other measures to keep those numbers down.

“Much like spring weather in Oregon where, right now, it’s sunny and warm but we know we’re not guaranteed sunny days all into summer — that’s how COVID is,” Sideligner said. “Right now, we’re seeing decreasing cases and decreasing hospitalizations. But that decrease in cases depends on all of us taking action.”

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Oregon health officials said Tuesday the state will lift most COVID-19 restrictions when 70% of the state’s over16 population has received a dose of the vaccine.

“We can truly begin taking steps forward, and into the next chapter of post-pandemic life,” Brown said during a press conference.

The plan directly ties the state’s virus restrictions to its vaccination rate, and falls in line with Brown’s previous goal to reopen the state’s economy by the end of June.

And for some counties,

a reduction in restrictions could come even sooner than that. Starting May 21, counties with 65% of their adult populations vaccinated can move into the state’s lower-risk tier of virus restrictions, if they create a plan to fill equity gaps in vaccine distribution.

“These are really good indicators that we can safely reopen — begin the reopening of the economy — that we can protect our most vulnerable Oregonians and preserve adequate hospital bed capacity,” Brown said.

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen said the announcement marks a shift in the state’s pandemic response.

“For the first time since COVID-19 reached Oregon, we’ll know when we can retire most of the restrictions we’ve had to rely on to protect us during the time we’ve been most vulnerable to this

novel virus,” Allen said. “For the first time since the start of the pandemic, we’ll be able to say the virus no longer controls the timelines in our lives.”

Allen said the state is on track to meet the early-summer benchmark, if people continue choosing to get vaccinated.

As of Tuesday, right around 60% of the state’s adult population has received a dose of the vaccine. That’s about 430,000 more people who need to get first doses before the state reopens, according to Allen.

The current rate of vaccination could get the state across the threshold easily by mid-June, Allen said.

But health officials expect that rate of vaccinations to slow over the next several weeks: Most likely, the state’s vaccination rate will dip by about 10% and stay there, getting the state across the

finish line the third week of June.

The seven-in-10 figure doesn’t get the state to herd immunity, which would completely stifle the virus, but will significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths, Allen said.

“That’s really what we’re shooting for with this 70% statewide goal, is to get enough people vaccinated that while we’re still short of herd immunity, we’ve significantly driven down the worst outcomes of COVID-19,” Allen said.

Allen noted some counties are already well on their way to loosening restrictions earlier than that under the lower-risk framework.

Benton and Hood River counties, for example, have already vaccinated the 65% required to move those counties into lower-risk on May 21. Deschutes, Lincoln, Multnomah and Washington

are on track to meet the May 21 timeline at their current rates, Allen said.

Clackamas, Clatsop, Lane, Polk and Tillamook counties have all vaccinated at least 55% of their 16-and-older population, and should be able to loosen restrictions based on the vaccine metrics before the rest of the state, according to Allen.

“These counties show that you can’t make assumptions about Oregonians, and every county can protect its residents by hitting a high vaccination rate, no matter its geographic location or partisan orientation,” Allen said.

Still, those counties will be required to develop a vaccine equity plan before moving to the lower-risk category. Allen said that plan will consider how the county will improve disparities in who’s getting vaccinated, like outreach, language and accessibility support and plans for vacci-

nating hard-to-reach employee groups and the homeless.

But restrictions will be even looser when the state hits that 70% rate.

“Once we cross that statewide goal — yes, that means no more county risk levels and a lifting of most restrictions, including capacity limits for venues and businesses and limits on group sizes,” Brown said. “Common sense safety measures, like wearing masks and physical distancing, may remain in effect, in line with CDC guidance.”

The governor said Tuesday she expects students to return to classrooms full-time in the fall — and that, with some modifications, organizers will likely be able to hold major events in the fall, like September’s Pendleton Roundup.

“I would fully expect that we will be able to ‘let’er buck,’ so to speak, in September,” Brown said.

Guest column Manzanita new City Hall and The Music Man The Music Man was a 1957 Broadway hit play and later movie and TV adaptation, and 2021 revival on Broadway. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill posing as a boy’s band organizer who plans to skip town without providing music lessons or uniforms.

The current manipulations

by Manzanita City Council regarding the new City Hall

make me feel like a River City, Iowa resident from the play, being fed a bill of goods, told one thing while another is planned. What does trouble, trouble, trouble right here in River City have to do right here in Manzanita?

From the Headlight Herald, May 29, 2013 article Manzanita City Hall: Stay Put or Move: Then Mayor Garry Bullard said, “I don’t think the citizens of Manzanita want to build a facility through an added tax.” There was discussion of alternatives. Councilor

Mike Scott, (now Mayor), weighed in “I say remodel the old fire station, the heck with a second story, and keep the parking lot across the street, which is going to be home to the farmers market most likely.” Councilor Hans Tonjes, a local developer, cautioned against remodeling, saying, more often than not, he was disappointed with the results. Sounds like he has a prejudice against a remodeled City Hall. Here is a link to the full article, https://www. tillamookheadlightherald. com/news/manzanitacity-hall-stay-put-ormove/ article_fef8ecbd-cdfe-55d1a955-2c574fad451f.html Here we are eight years later. The Council rejected their own advice, indebted the city to buy the Underhill property (current debt still $1 million), paid lip service to remodeling the old growth structure, while manufacturing excuses for scraping the property for a new, costly, yet to be determined price tag, Taj Mahal of a building. Through a changing litany of justifications, the proposed new building would be built for growth, maybe an emergency shelter, tsunami proof, everything under one roof, maybe add affordable housing, fight climate change, insert current hot topic here.

Can’t you hear The Music Men saying, “And it won’t cost you anything, or maybe just a little more on your already incredibly low property taxes.” Cue the 76 trombones.

A November 2019 bond for the new City Hall was rejected by a 68% majority.

Mayor Bullard was right about one thing. Manzanita doesn’t want higher taxes Temporarily staggered, Council claimed to hear citizens‘ concerns. Later, Council launched Manzanita Listens, a series of Zoom meetings for citizens to ask questions and offer opinions on options for a new City Hall and its financing. Except no talk about a remodeling option or its potential to reduce costs was permitted. It was the only topic off the table. The

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OHA: Businesses must see proof of vaccination to forgo mask rules Oregon businesses, employers and faith institutions must review proof of vaccination in order to ease up on state masking and social distancing rules, the Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday.

The state’s newest guidance on the issue came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully vaccinated individuals can safely remove their masks in many instances.

“Under the updated guidance, people who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors in most public settings where vaccination status is checked. In indoor public settings where vaccination status is not checked, masks will still be required,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger.

Sidelinger addressed questions about the new policy in a press briefing Tuesday.

Here are some answers to a few top questions about the seismic shift in state policy, according to Sidelinger and the state’s guidance.

Who counts as “fully vaccinated”?

Anyone who’s more than two weeks past their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is considered fully vaccinated, according to OHA. Do businesses need to require masks for patrons?

That depends. Under the new guidance, businesses can choose to either set up a system for verifying vaccination status before letting customers in, or continue to require masks and social distancing for all their patrons.

If businesses choose to verify vaccination status, those who are fully vaccinated can enter the business without a mask and without following social distancing rules.

“If they a process to review vaccination records and show that people are fully vaccinated, they’re free to serve customers in that

manner,” Sidelinger said.

Businesses who don’t verify customer vaccination status must still follow the same guidance as before, with indoor masking and social distancing in place.

“If they don’t want to or cannot implement a system like that, they can continue to operate under the OHA guidance that requires masks and physical distancing in most indoor public settings,” Sidelinger said.

The rest of the state’s guidance still applies, including the four-tier risk level system, which places capacity limitations on businesses, according to Sidelinger.

Do unvaccinated people still need to wear masks inside?

Yes. For unvaccinated individuals, the same indoor masking and social distancing rules apply as before.

That means masks are required in businesses and other indoor settings.

Are their places fully vaccinated people still have to wear masks?

Yes, there are some exceptions to the loosening of mask restrictions.

Fully vaccinated people still must wear masks in health care settings; jails, correctional and youth detention facilities; shelters and transitional housing; public transportation and transportation hubs; and K-12 schools, which are governed by a different set of rules.

How do businesses verify vaccination status?

Businesses need to review a COVID-19 vaccination card, Sidelinger said. That might include a physical vaccination card, a printout from a provider or a photo of a vaccination card on a cell phone.

Sidelinger said businesses should review the names and dates on the cards, making sure the individual’s second dose of the vaccine was at least two weeks prior.

Businesses aren’t required to record vaccination status, but just need to confirm that

Oregon loosened its mask guidance last week to allow fully vaccinated individuals to remove their masks in many instances. Some exceptions still apply, like hospitals, schools, public transportation and businesses which choose to require masks. (Contributed by Oregon Health Authority) those entering a business are vaccinated.

“How they choose to keep track of that is an individual decision,” Sidelinger said.

But isn’t that a violation of privacy laws?

No. Federal medical privacy law prohibits medical providers and insurers from disclosing medical information to others without a patient’s consent.

That law doesn’t prohibit anyone from asking about someone else’s vaccination status, and it doesn’t prohibit anyone from voluntarily disclosing their own vaccination status, according to Sidelinger.

According to Sidelinger, those who don’t want to get

vaccinated or share the vaccination status don’t have to.

“Those individuals can choose to get vaccinated, or if they choose not to, or don’t want to share the fact that they’re already vaccinated, they can wear a mask and keep their distance and be served by that business. Individuals have options, as do businesses in implementing this system,” Sidelinger said.

What about outside?

Masks are no longer required for anyone outdoors.

However, OHA’s guidance still recommends unvaccinated individuals wear masks outdoors in crowded spaces where social distancing can’t be maintained, especially for those who are at higher risk

for serious complications with the virus That includes K-12 sports, which can be conducted maskless if vaccination status is verified, Sidelinger said.

Who enforces the rules?

Just like the rest of the state’s COVID-19 rules, the mask guidelines will still be enforced by state and local health officials, Sidelinger said.

According to the doctor, Oregon OSHA conducts investigations and education on pandemic restrictions, and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission regulates businesses with liquor licenses.

Is this forever?

Probably not. Sidelinger said he expects the vacci-

nation verification system policy to go away as the state continues to loosen restrictions.

“I don’t anticipate that this sort of system will be in place forever. As (Gov. Kate Brown) announced last week, we have some goals in place for how we ease restrictions,” Sidelinger said.

That’ll happen when 70% of the state’s 16-and-older population has received a first dose of the vaccine, and state health officials lift most aspects of the current restrictions.

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Oregon hiring slows to 2,200 jobs in April Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 6.0 percent in April, the same as in March. The rate declined slightly in January, February and March before holding steady in April.

Throughout the middle and end of 2020, Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped sharply, and is now down considerably from its recent

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Administrative Assistant I - This position performs a variety of clerical duties required for the daily operation of the City. An employee in this classification performs accounting work to maintain a set of utility, planning, and accounting records, files, receives and records payments, post public hearing and meeting notices, transcribes minutes, business license setup and receipting. Work will involve considerable contact with the public, management employees and elected officials.

Employee is generally expected to work independently. This position reports to the Office Manager for the performance of assigned duties. Applications may be emailed to bharth@corb. us or mailed to PO Box 5, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136. A Job Description and Employment Application can be found on the City’s website at www.corb.us Monthly Salary: $2,865.00 to $3738 (DOQ) *Open until filled.

The Administrative II - Planning Technician serves as the Planning Commission recorder and will be responsible to the Commission for those duties associated with Commission actions. Such duties include, but are not limited to, attending meetings of the Planning Commission, keeping and typing minutes, typing correspondence, notifying concerned parties of Commission actions, and preparing documents for planning affairs.

This position is also responsible for answering building/planning questions from the public, working with the City Planner on building/planning issues, responding to inquiries related to City Ordinances and policies and to assist the Office Manager with routine administrative functions such as typing, telephone calls, and minor accounting functions. He/she is also responsible for keeping the property files up to date and continually working on upgrading the City’s filing systems and general record keeping processes. This position reports to the Office Manager for the performance of assigned duties. The Administrative II - Planning Technician shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the City’s web site and to perform other duties as may be assigned by the Office Manager.

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n Column Continued from Page 1 council should have named the series Manzanita Listens to What Council Wants To Hear.

Listen to what Manzanita is saying:

• Many citizens wonder if Council has their own agenda rather than citizens’.

• Many citizens don’t want higher property taxes and Council wasting their tax dollars.

• Citizens don’t want manipulations of City finances to pay for more than we need just to ask for more elsewhere later.

n Results Continued from Page 1 Nestucca School District Director, position 5 with 489 votes. Challenger Mary Groves received 347 votes.

A strong race for Tillamook School District Director, position 1 was fought, with Matthew Petty receiving 1,669 votes on election

n Jobs Continued from Page 1 an employment increase of nearly one-third from winter to summer.

Farmworkers and laborers for crops, nurseries, and greenhouses is by far the most-common occupation in agriculture.

Oregon generates an estimated 4,200 total openings each year for new farmworkers.

The number of total openings in a year includes those due to occupational turnover and replacement (retirement) as well as growth of the industry.

Being a farmworker requires physical strength and mobility but doesn’t require extensive education or training. Accordingly, the occupation has few barriers to entry and usually pays a fairly low wage of about $13.25 per hour on average.

Nonfarm Industries Almost all industries in Oregon added jobs over the past few summers before the pandemic recession. But Oregon’s economy overall was growing from 2011 until March 2020, which makes it harder to distinguish temporary jobs that last for just the summer from the growth in permanent jobs which can also occur during the summer. Fortunately, the Oregon Employment Department and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics calculate factors to measure how much employment usually varies from month to month in many nonfarm industries based on several years of data. These seasonal factors tell us how much we should expect employment to change each month, which we can then compare with how much employment actually changed.

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veterans from Tillamook and the surrounding area, to their VA medical appointment in the Portland/ Vancouver metropolitan area. There is no cost for service.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the VA transportation system was suspended. They had been unable to transport the veterans since the shut down in March 2020.

• Council is underestimating the full cost of the project.

Lumber costs are up 180% or more since the Bond measure rejection.

• Why not consider a fair estimate of the remodeling of Underhill option?

Many think we don’t need extensive services from municipal government. They want a small government that

night, and Andrea Goss receiving 1,382.

LaDonna Coon will retain her position as Tillamook School District Director, position 2, with 1,572 votes. Becky Hogan-Heimerl received 1,465, a close call as of election night.

Jesse Werner won Tillamook School District Director, position 3 with 1,633 votes against incumbent Eva S. Manderson, who received 1,365 votes.

Mike Gardner won Tillamook

Services The nonfarm industry with the largest gain from winter to summer is usually accommodation and food services, which is part of the broader leisure and hospitality industry.

The seasonal factor for this industry suggests that it should add nearly 12,700 jobs in the summer, and for the four years (2016 to 2019) prior to the pandemic recession the industry added an average of about 14,700 jobs each summer – so it was performing just a little better than expected.

The most common occupations in the industry are waiters and waitresses, food preparation and serving workers, cooks, supervisors, bartenders, counter attendants, and maids and housekeeping cleaners.

Although jobs are usually plentiful (there are about 6,900 total openings per year for new waiters and waitresses), wages are usually fairly low (about $12.70 per hour for waiters and waitresses). Many of these occupations don’t require extensive education and often just on-the-job training so they are available to many job seekers.

The employment outlook for accommodation and food services for the summer of 2021 seems to be very good. The industry was the hardest hit of all

by COVID-19 restrictions and shed 88,600 jobs in April 2020, a drop of 54%. But restrictions are lifting and there are numerous reports of restaurant managers and lodging managers now stating that they are unable to find enough workers to fill all of their positions.

Construction Construction has had the second-largest gain in summer employment in recent years. Its seasonal factor suggests that it should add about 8,000 jobs each summer, but it has been handily beating this by adding

When a vaccine became available, there was a push to vaccinate VA employees, including the volunteer drivers that work with the VA Veterans Transportation System.

“We currently have five volunteer drivers that keep the Tillamook vehicle operating,” volunteer driver Keith Johanson said. “The VA cleared us to start transporting

veterans starting April 1, 2021. We are all excited to be “back to work,” so to speak. What we need is US veteran passengers to transport to their VA medical appointments.”

Veterans should call 503-7217804 or 800-949-1004 extension 57804 to schedule a ride. Ride requests should be made as early as possible and not less than four busi-

provides basic utility services and police to keep the tourists in check. As soon as there is an oversized building, they think council will find new ways to spend other peoples’ money.

The Music Men and Women at City Council are leading us down the primrose path of their predetermined, grandiose City Hall plans

School District Director, position 5 with 1,634 votes. Incumbent Nick Troxel received 1,365 votes.

Port of Garibaldi Commissioner, position 2 was a close race, with Jaime Perez receiving 395 votes, Joe Watkins receiving 348 votes, and John Luquette receiving 322.

Val Folkema won Port of Garibaldi Commissioner, position 4 with 751 votes. Challenger Cindy Oswald received 334 votes.

Damian Laviolette won Port of Nehalem Commissioner, position

about 10,900 jobs from winter to summer. Part of this exceptional seasonal gain is due to the addition of permanent jobs that happen in the summer; the construction industry added about 4,200 total jobs on an annual average (permanent) basis in 2019.

Common occupations in construction are carpenters, laborers, electricians, plumbers and pipefitters, supervisors, office clerks, and painters. The industry is expected to need about 2,700 new carpenters and 2,300 new laborers each year in the long run, but construction occupations often require some training beyond high school.

Wages are higher for most occupations compared with the leisure and hospitality industry.

The average wage for carpenters is around $25 per hour.

The construction industry lost 9,300 jobs in April 2020 due mainly to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite those initial losses, the construction lost only 1,700 jobs on an annual average basis in 2020.

Residential construction seems to be making a decent recovery. Employment in this part of the industry was up 300 jobs in March 2021 compared with one year earlier.

Administrative and Waste Services Administrative and waste services has been the number three nonfarm sector for providing summer jobs. This catch-all industry includes call centers, travel agencies, janitorial services, and trade show organizers. Crucially for summer job seekers, it also includes temporary help services (employment services), landscaping services, and, to a lesser extent, security guard and patrol services. Employment services businesses are the largest segment of this service industry. The entire ad-

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should demand a comparison of a new City Hall vs. a remodel. And they want complete costs and a clear idea of how to pay for it. Since City Hall is supposed to belong to the citizens it represents, this seems only fair. City Council – are you listening?

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lenger Larry Oswald received 826 votes.

Frank Knight III won North County Recreation District Director, position 4, with 947 votes.

John Coopersmith received 333 votes.

Incumbent Jack Bloom will remain on the North County Recreation District Director, position 5, with 808 votes. Constance Shimek received 474 votes.

but the industry’s fortunes seemed to change in 2019.

Retail trade employment fell by 1,300 jobs on an annual average basis from 2018 to 2019.

Many brick and mortar retail operations have been hit hard by online vendors such as Amazon. When the pandemic hit, the industry shed nearly 29,000 jobs in one month. Many jobs have been recovered, but the most recent estimates show retail trade employment still 4,400 below its level in 2018.

The top two occupations in this industry are, unsurprisingly, retail salesperson and cashier. We expect about 8,800 total openings (including replacement openings for retirees) per year for new retail salespeople in the long run, making it the top occupation overall for number of openings.

Typical pay is around $14 per hour. There should be nearly 8,200 total openings for new cashiers each year; it is the number three occupation in Oregon for number of total openings each year. Cashiers make around $13 per hour on average in Oregon.

Retail trade lost many jobs in April 2020, but the job losses varied dramatically by particular sub-industries.

Clothing stores had job losses of 60% but food and beverage stores didn’t lose any and even added 1,400 jobs the following month. The industry as a whole is undergoing dramatic changes as more people shift to buying online, national chains have declared bankruptcy, and local stores have changed their operations to provide for safe shopping. The disruptions caused by COVID-19 measures and shoppers’ increasing use of online shopping probably mean less seasonal hiring for all of retail, though larger stores, especially in grocery and building materials, may

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The Fewest Summer Jobs Perhaps surprisingly, Oregon’s most seasonally variable “industry” is local government, but it is a poor target for summer-job hunters. Employment in local government falls drastically in the summer when public schools are closed and teachers and staff are on holiday. Private education has a similar pattern, low employment in the summer and higher in the winter. Education workers who want to work summers may have better luck looking outside their industry.

Other industries that are bad bets for summer hiring are religious organizations, sawmills, paper manufacturing, telecommunications, and business support services. These sectors either shed workers in the summer or have very little seasonal fluctuation in employment.

Hiring Summer Workers The tight labor market of the pre-recession summers seems to be returning in 2021. Business restrictions, continuing cases of COVID-19, reductions in school and daycare hours of operation, and overall uncertainty will make operating a business and searching for a job more challenging in the coming summer. But overall, economists are expecting, and seeing, a surge in demand for many goods and services, especially travel, as the country emerges from the pandemic. Many business, especially those in the leisure and hospitality industry, already report difficulty getting enough workers.

Erik Knoder is a regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department. He may be reached at 541-3515595.

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from “My favorite memories my high school experience when would definitely include of our my soccer team won one Seafirst league games against other side,” Upton said. “The when most relevant would be our class won Charity Drive of my sophomore year. Both from these were group efforts which my team and my class more made the win feel even and worthwhile as it was for me.” with the people around to atNext year, Upton plans Northtend St. Olaf College in she field, Minnesota. There, in will be doubling majoring music education and psychol-

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and will claim the narrowly focused Manzanita Listens advised them to do it. And they will want you to open your wallets to pay for their dreams if they can’t manipulate City finances or sign a new non-voter approved loan to achieve them. Otherwise, voters would have to approve a Bond.

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4 with 564 votes. Challenger Joe Velkinburg received 472 votes.

Kevin Stoecker won Port of Tillamook Commissioner, position 3 with 1,183 votes, against incumbent Christian Sween, who received 938 votes.

Bill Baertlein won Port of Tillamook Commissioner, position 4 with 1,571 votes. Challenger James Potts received 994 votes.

Pami Boomer won Mid-County Recreation District Director, position 3, with 1,684 votes. Chal-

ministrative and waste services industry added about 6,600 jobs during the pre-recession summers. This was about 600 jobs more than the industry’s seasonal factors would lead us to expect, so the industry has been doing well.

Because temporary help workers can be working in any other industry it is difficult to determine what occupations are needed by these businesses.

For the rest of the administrative and waste services sector, landscapers and groundskeepers and security guards are common occupations. Oregon will need about 2,400 new landscapers and groundskeepers each year over the long run, and they earn about $16.50 per hour on average. There should be about 1,300 total openings each year for new security guards. The average wage for this occupation is about $14.50 per hour.

The administrative and waste services industry shed 13,000 jobs in April 2020, about 13% of its total. Because of the variety of businesses and occupations in this industry it is difficult to make any estimate about its future for the summer.

Much more office work is being done remotely and some of the occupations lend themselves fairly well to social distancing. It may be easier to get jobs through temporary employment agencies if the overall economy continues to recover, but agencies may also have recruiting challenges.

Retail Trade The final nonfarm industry well known for summer jobs is retail trade. This sector had been adding an average of 5,500 summer jobs. The seasonal factor for retail trade yields an expected addition of about 5,200 jobs per summer, so retail trade also had been exceeding expectations slightly,

This Special Section of the newspaper highlights our local high school graduates plus Valedictorians and Salutatorians.

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