north coast Volume 20, No. 21
October 29, 2015
Take a piece of history home with you N orth County Recreation District is getting ready for the final stage of the theatre renovation. During this phase, the existing seats will be replaced. This means all of the historic wooden seating is available for public purchase.
Seats will be sold in sets and will not be available as individual seats. Sets are available as follows: Set of two for $150, Set of four for $250, Set of five for $300, Set of six for $350. Sales are based on a first-come, first-served basis and will be sold as is. If you are interested in purchasing a set of historic seats or have questions, please contact 503.368.7008 or admin@ ncrdnehalem.org. When and where will seats be available for purchase? Seat orders may be submitted at the main office of North County Recreation District. Contact 503.368.7008, admin@ncrdnehalem.org or stop by. Seat orders will be available for pick-up as soon as possible after purchase date. What will the funds raised from seat sales go toward? Money raised in this campaign will go directly toward the renovation phase being completed between October 2015 and March 2016.
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Shipwrecks a part of Manzanita history
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City of Wheeler Town Hall to review survey results T
o date the City of Wheeler has received 52 responses to its survey, which is 21 percent of households/businesses with active water accounts of 253. The Town Hall meeting will be held at the Masonic Lodge starting at 7 p.m.
The Mimi rests on Manzanita Beach in 1913. Photo Courtesy of Nehalem Valley Historical Society transporting goods and for By Laura Swanson exploration was by ship. Danlswanson@countrymedia.net gerous voyages were marked by pirates, gales, rocky and foghe recent return of a cershrouded shores. All these factain table that graced the tors increased the odds against a first mayor of Manzanita, Ben successful voyage. The Spanish Lane’s office to the Nehalem archives list 30 Manila cravels Valley Historical Society, and and galleons lost on westits “history” of being made from bound passages, with the initial wood salvaged from various crossing in 1565 until the final Manzanita Beach shipwrecks voyage in1815. There were led to a review of the many also many English, Oriental and historical shipwrecks. Ben Portuguese ships that never reLane’s table has a teak top turned to port. But Spain ruled The desk that Manzanita’s first which came from the Mimi, and the seas, having more treasure, the legs were said to come from more land colonized and more Mayor, Ben Lane used made a “mystery” shipwreck, possibly ships than other countries durfrom wood salvaged from the beeswax ship. shipwrecks has been returned ing this period. From the 1500’s to late to the Nehalem Valley Historical 1800’s, the main mode for n See, MIMI Page A3 Society
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on Friday October 30th. The public is encouraged and invited to attend. The agenda will include a greeting from Mayor Stevie Burden,and discussion topics will include the Water Master Plan, Water Rates, and the Wheeler Citizen Advisory Committee Survey Update The general discussion following the agenda will contain the following highlights: • A discussion concerning the findings of the Water Master Plan, recently concluded by Pace Engineering on behalf of the City of Wheeler. In particular, the Mayor (with the assistance of the City Manager if required) will discuss the recommendations of long term and near term water system improvements. • There will also be an update on the status of the rate study that the City of Wheeler hopes to employ concerning water rates. The City applied for a grant to fund this study. It is also of note that water rates have not been adjusted in over 10 years within the City. • The final segment will be a discussion of the updated survey results. • This will be followed by a question and answer session with the public in attendance.
Construction begins on Lommen Bridge T
illamook County Public Works in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has contracted with Farline Bridge Inc. to construct the new bridge over the Nehalem River at milepost 11.6 on Miami-Foley Road. Tillamook County was successful in obtaining Federal Highway funds through ODOT in 2013 to replace the Lommen Bridge. The replacement of the Lommen Bridge is needed due to scour of the footings which has caused structural cracks at the bents. This new bridge is the biggest local agency (County or City) bridge to be constructed in Oregon with a bid of about $8.4 million. Federal Highways is paying almost 90 percent of this new bridge with a match by the County of 10 percent. This new bridge has been designed with a base isolation system to prevent significant damage during the Cascadia earthquake. Farline started the preliminary stages of the project. This work includes brushing and grubbing the vegetation around the project site, constructing the new road alignment and a temporary bypass road, and prepping the site for the drill cranes that will drill the sup-
port shafts. Due to size of the project, the environmental regulations and the “in water work window” (IWWW) which runs from July 1 to September 15, this project is scheduled to last into the fall of 2017. To meet the IWWW requirements, the project will be done in two stages, the first stage is constructing the new bridge
during the first IWWW; the second stage is deconstructing the old bridge during the next IWWW. The existing bridge will remain as a bypass while the new bridge is being built. Two lanes will be open for most of the project with flaggers and traffic control present at several places throughout the project, at some point later in the project the traffic pattern will
shift to one lane which will be controlled by lighting devices or flaggers. Notification of any changes to the traffic patterns, as the project progresses, will be made prior to the changes being made. If you have any other questions regarding this bridge replacement project, please call me 503-8423419.
Farm to School Month engaging students I
n partnership with FoodCorps and the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Food Roots’ robust farm to school programs have served over 1,000 Tillamook County K-12 students since 2011. Farm to School at Food Roots incorporates standards-based school garden lessons, nutrition education, and access to local food programs to several school districts. With the help of dedicated community volunteers, school staff, local businesses and partners, Food Roots has expanded countywide farm to school partnerships. Over the past decade, the farm to school movement has exploded across the United States, reaching millions of students in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. From school gardens and farm field trips to local food on cafeteria trays, farm to school practices help children learn about where food comes from and make healthier choices while also
creating new markets for local and regional farmers. Here in Oregon, we have even more special achievements to celebrate! • Oregon is the first state to have full time, funded farm to school positions in both the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education. • Over 1/3 of Oregon schools receive school lunches from local farms around the state. • Over half the 200 school districts in Oregon participate in edible education (school gardens, garden to classroom nutrition activities) totaling over 600 school gardens. In Tillamook County, several schools provide engaging farm to school activities in the garden, classroom, cafeteria, or all three: • East Elementary School • Tillamook Early Learning Center
• Tillamook High School • Garibaldi Grade School • Nestucca Valley Elementary • Wilson River High School • Nehalem Elementary School Countywide Farm to School events: Food Roots & East Elementary School Staff, administrators, students and their families gathered at East Elementary Wednesday, October 21st for an evening of games, activities and brain teasers focused around Or-
n See, Students Page A3