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February 18, 2016

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‘Art for the Heart’ Scientist in the garden D

Rich Riley

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n Feb. 15, Rockaway Beach City Council Member Rich Riley died at the age of 75.

The following stories are previously published stories that highlight the life of Rich Riley.

Rich Riley’s fighting past

Rich Riley has been involved in just about every volunteer position in Rockaway Beach-from municipal court judge to city council president.

Besides being a father of four boys, the soft spoken man has also been a part of the Rockaway Budget Commission, Planning Commission, and Safety Commission. He’s been president of the Lions Club, vice president of the Tillamook Chapter of the Northwest Steelheaders and a Tillamook County Special Olym-

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North Coast Citizen photo by Julius Jortner Works by local artists were on display at NCRD on Feb 14 as part of “Art for the Heart” in a show that runs through Feb 28.

Art celebration in Nehalem benefits heart health

By Julius Jortner

For the North Coast Citizen

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bout 80 people attended the two-hour reception for the month-long community art show “Art for the Heart” at the North County Recreation District building in Nehalem on February 14. Forty-two works by more than a dozen local artists were exhibited, most for sale, with 20% of sales proceeds donated to benefit the Fitness Area at NCRD. The works include paintings, photos, quilts, sculptures, collages and other constructions, and are priced between $15 each and $2,500.

Visitors to the reception were asked to vote for the best works of art. First place went to “A

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Passion for Sewing,” a quilt by Teresa Simmons; a mosaic statue“The Queen of Hearts” by Kathy Pennington was second; and third place was won by “Sea Swept,” an acrylic-oil painting by Terry Freeman.

Eric Sappington provided background music, playing guitar and harmonica and singing.

Janice Wolk, director of nutritional services for Tillamook Regional Medical Center, provided heart-healthy vegan refreshments, including sandwiches, baked goods, fresh fruit and vegetables.

The show runs through the end of February

o you want more flowers, more tasty vegetables and better health, with less work and more pleasure?

Citizen soil scientist Jim Karnofski will present a program on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m. at the Pine Grove Community House, 225 Laneda in Manzanita.

The talk is entitled “Your Soil: The Basis of Health.”

Jim, citizen scientist, RN (retired) and educator, will discuss advanced regenerative agricultural methods everybody can use either as a grower or a consumer.

The focus will be on soil mineral balancing, the use of biochar and the resulting food nutrient density measured in Brix.

Sustainable biochar converts agricultural waste into a soil enhancer. You will be able to experience the use of Brix Refractometry in measurement of vegetable quality.

From Ilwaco, Jim knows about coastal growing conditions and the struggle we have in maintaining soil fertility. With these new techniques the soil gains and keeps a high level of fertility. The soil biota and resulting plant life live up to their genetic potential. Well-fed plants grown in this uber fertile soil do not attract disease, require no pesticides, and are able to pass on their superior quality to the people who eat them. Jim gets over-the-top quality fruits and vegetables with his scientific approach to soil amendment application.

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he marathon series of hearings and appeals over riprap erosion protection is over – until March 1 – when the City of Rockaway Beach holds a planning commission meeting in the city council chambers.

After the last hearing, people were given seven days to submit any written comments concerning the appeal by Tai Dang of Hillsboro. Then Dang was given seven days to respond or add any additional comments or information, according to commission president Rae Owens.

Now, the planning commission will decide the fate of the appeal regarding a proposed riprap revetment to protect Dang’s beachfront house from the erosion that has come within a few feet of the buildings.

Last year, the city reversed its approval of the plan, prompting the owner to file an appeal.

The appeal started being heard in January, then was continued to Jan. 26.

When the commission has its

next meeting March 1, the decision regarding the appeal for a riprap revetment will be made, Owen added.

During the last hearing, Dang’s attorney, Michael Kittell, said that the state did not issue a permit because of the position the city had taken almost a year ago.

“Now the city takes the position that it doesn’t qualify, therefore Mr. Dang can not get his permit and therefore his house is going to fall into the ocean,” the attorney told the planning commission.

Kittell cited an email that the reason that OPRD (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department) did not issue the permit was because the city said it (the property) did not comply with local law.

According to Kittell, no other objection was made about the proposed protective structure regarding the design or anything else.

“The OPRD application found that it complied with all other aspects,” the attorney said. “Mr. (Jay) Sennewald’s reasoning and the reasoning in the staff report is the same – the only reason this does not qualify or satisfy local laws is because of the OSL Ocean Setback Line Goal 18 issue.”

The applicable rules and ordinances substantiate the owner’s claim that the project qualifies, Kittell said. He told the commission that the property falls in the Residential Resort Zone.

“Structural shoreline stabilization is a use permitted outright in that property,” the attorney said.

“There is not a single case – and I have searched high and low. There is not a single case that requires a Goal 18 exception to install beachfront protective structures.”

The attorney also claimed that retaining walls and other structures designed to the protect the property were evident from aerial photos of the city dating back to 1940s. A geological study showed that a retaining wall was visible “armoring the west , northwest and north sides,” Kittell said. “We can confirm this with aerial photos that it was developed back in 1977 and for decades before that.”

The decision to deny the appeal could lead to legal action by the owner, the attorney told the commission. “Ultimately, …. it threatens the city with significant liability. Mr. Dang’s house is worth a lot and if it falls into the ocean, there is going to be some liability

that will be asserted,” Kittell said.

According to the city attorney, John Putman, the reversal of an initial approval was because a former city planner found there was an error in the way the property had been evaluated. “The law is not static. Interpretations can change. The ultimate interpreter of the city’s ordinance is the city, unless the matter was interpreted first by a court,” he said.

Dang, the owner of the property, said he fulfilled the city requirements the city asked of him in 2008 when he bought the property.

“I hired geologists – experts. They have expertise. They know stuff so we hire them,” he said. “That is required by the state.”

He added that he relied on the experts to built his house and on the city and state to tell him what was needed.

He also said he felt the city was taking away his property rights with the change made a year ago.

“How many of you here have your house, after you built it, have the city recorder, the city manager, the planner come over with a tape

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Surviving Seaside officer justified in using deadly force A t about 9:20 p.m. on February 5, in downtown Seaside, two uniformed Seaside Police officers spotted wanted, 17-time felon Phillip Ferry. Both officers were familiar with Ferry and a check revealed an active felony warrant.

As officers tried to detain and arrest him, Ferry shot 39-year-old Seaside Police Sergeant Jason Goodding with a single shot from a semiautomatic pistol resulting in Sgt. Goodding’s almost immediate death.

The other officer, Seaside Officer David Davidson, who has been on the Seaside force since late 2012, had at first attempted to use a Taser on Ferry.

After Ferry shot Sgt. Goodding, Officer Davidson fired several rounds from his service weapon striking Ferry three times.

Both Sgt. Goodding and Ferry were transferred to area hospitals, where both were declared dead.

Under protocols established by Oregon Senate Bill 111 each county has a specific set of rules by which police shootings are investigated.

In Clatsop County those protocols call for the District Attorney to name another agency, which in this case was the Oregon State Police, to head the investigation, with participation from other officers of the County’s Major Crime Team - drawn from the other agencies. The agency involved in the shooting contributes a single liaison officer, but does not participate in the SB 111 review. The reason for this is so that there is as much of detached investigation as is possible.

These protocols do not in any way reflect on the ability of the Seaside or any other police department, but are designed to increase public confidence in the ultimate determination regarding the use of police deadly force.

Starting on a 24-hour a day basis the weekend Sgt. Goodding was killed, investigators of the Oregon State Police, many from outside this area, have worked gathering evidence, attending the autopsies, viewing bodycams worn by the officers, and looking into other evidence relevant to the shooting. OSP investigators also interviewed a fourth person who was present and is not likely to be charged.

The purpose of the investigation deals primarily with the shooting of Ferry.

The murder of Jason Goodding was not the primary focus because the legal issue is whether the surviving officer was justified in using deadly force.

Members of the Major Crime Team to announced that review of the evidence shows that Officer Davidson was legally and morally justified in using deadly force against Ferry. There will be no Grand Jury inquiry. Eventually, the full investigation and reports will be provided to the City of Seaside and much of that will become public record. Similarly, once the OSP investigation is over the 911 calls and some of the bodycam footage may become subject to public disclosure, but not this week.

A related investigation, aided by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, is ongoing into where Ferry, a many-time convicted felon ineligible under existing state and federal laws from possessing a gun, got the firearm with which he killed Sgt. Goodding.

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“In 2008, I bought that land and built that house for my family. My family don’t use it. So do I just let it sit

at NCRD. It is mounted in honor of American Heart Month and is sponsored by Manzanita Primary and Specialty Care Clinic and NW Regional Heart and Vascular, both groups associated with Adventist Health. This is the third annual Art for the Heart

show. Mary Faith Bell, who coordinated the event for Adventist Health, said “I’m delighted with the variety and the quality of the art submitted, and it’s been a pleasure to curate. We’ll be doing this again next year.”

there? No. I let people have the experience and use it.

“You know what that means, the city gets $10,000 tax revenue from it. I generate four jobs. I am not greedy. I am not selfish.”

In addition, the coalition that if the planning commission denies Dang’s appeal, there would likely be further appeals to the city council and possibly the courts. “If he prevails on the question of whether the property is eligible for riprap under the city’s plan, then he could appeal to OPRD for a reversal of their decision,” the website said.

Coalition supports appeal denial The coalition, according to its website, said the city planner properly determined the building was not eligible for shorefront protection.

can also be picked up at the YMCA in Tillamook (610 Stillwell), Tillamook County main and branch libraries, the North County Recreation District (NCRD – 36155 9th St., Nehalem), the Rinehart Clinic (230 Rowe St., Wheeler).

Please return all completed surveys to CARE’s office.

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County residents asked to complete survey for CARE Community Action Resource Enterprises has been providing a variety of services to Tillamook County for 25 years. As the organization looks to the future, it is asking the citizens of Tillamook County for their input.

In order to ensure that CARE develops strategies which are responsive to the needs of the county’s citizens, everyone is being asked to complete an on-line survey which can be accessed by http://tinyurl.com/CARESurvey16. A link to this survey can also be found on CARE’s websites at careinc.org, kilchishouse.org, or nehalembayhouse.org.

In addition hard copies of the survey document can be obtained at CARE’s office at 2310 First St., Suite 2, Tillamook; at Kilchis House, 4212 Marolf Place, Tillamook; and at Nehalem Bay House, 35385 Tohl Ave., Nehalem. The printed survey

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guide program development in the coming years.

“It is important for us to have as much input as possible from the citizens of the county,” said CARE executive director Erin Skaar. “It is critical to ensuring that unmet needs are considered in formulating plans for the future, so everyone’s participation is welcome and needed.” Throughout February and March, CARE staff and Directors will be engaging the community in this effort by helping inform the public about CARE services and what is available.

If you are interested in hosting a brief presentation about CARE and its mission, please contact Erin Skaar, Executive Director at 503-842-5261. The surveys will be available until midMarch so interested persons can ensure that their voices are heard during this critical planning process.

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There’s no official total on the number of fights Riley took part in while in the Air Force or as a Golden Glove Amateur, but the estimate is at least 45 during his five years at the Golden Gloves level alone.

In the 1950s and 1960s, fighters’ safety wasn’t a priority and many fighters developed Pugilistic Parkinson’s disease, a disease that has long been associated with head injuries ad concussions in sports, particularly boxing.

“I never even noticed it, but other people did and had seen some other really great fighters who were in really bad shape because of it,” Riley said with remorse in his voice.

Riley was tested by multiple doctors who all came to the same conclusion-if he continued to fight, the disease and the shaking would continue to worsen.

“I didn’t want it to get worse, so in 1964 I quit boxing,” Riley said.

Riley started a career with a company installing escalators and elevators, eventually becoming a national sales manager. He retired with that same company, and over the years buried his boxing career in the past.

Pair bond on the road Another thing that impressed Riley when he first met Henley several years ago was he found out that the young boxer was succeeding spite of a harsh personal life.

“When I got the call to ask me if I would train him, I learned he didn’t have anything. He had no boxing shoes, headgear, protective cup, hand wraps etc. He would use what ever was laying around at the gym,” Riley said.

“That was one of my first things, to equip him with his own gear. During the past three years, Chris and I have traveled to numerous places in this state to box. Some were over-night trips, eating out, motels, restaurants, were all something new to

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Citizen soil scientist Jim Karnofski will present a program on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m. at the Pine Grove Community House. young Chris and part of his maturation,” the president of the Rockaway Beach City Council said.

“Here I am 75 and he just turned 18 and yet we enjoy our times together,” Riley said.

For Riley, it has been a pleasure watching Henley mature, in the ring and in life.

“He’s been trying to balance his life. He was in other sports at the high school,” Riley said.

When Riley handed his protégé the black Golden

Gloves jacket recently, Henley was surprised. “Oh coach…”

“I hope that you will cherish this the rest of your life. There are six guys in the state of Oregon with one of these – and you are one of them,” Riley said. “And if you ever lose it, I am going to hunt you down,” he added, smiling. “You earned it. I was really proud of you.”

Henley reminded his coach that when they first met, the young fighter had told Riley that “it doesn’t

matter who he is or how big he is, I’ll fight him. It doesn’t mean I’ll win, but I will fight him.”

“Be proud of it (the jacket). You did a helluva job,” Riley said as he watched Henley put the jacket on for the first time.

Now, Riley stressed, the Marines may be getting one of the few and the proud – and one of the best in Tillamook County – both inside the ring and outside.

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It’s safe to say Riley lives a very public life. But, he’s managed to keep one part of his life fairly secret.

As a young man, Riley spend 10 years as a amateur boxer with a career so successful, he was asked to join the professional boxing ranks. Riley declined the offer and retired from the sport before he was brought into the limelight of professional athletes.

Riley grew up on a dairy farm in Neosho, Missouri.

Back then, it was young Rich’s job to milk the cows by hand and throw hay bales. His inadvertent daily workouts set the stage for his boxing career to begin when he was just 13 years old.

“I fought my first Gold Glove tournament in 1950 when I was 13, and my last fight was at 23,” Riley said.

I that 10-year stretch, Riley was incredibly successful in the Gold Gloves Amatuer Boxing tournaments, winning the featherweight, bantamweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions as he progressed.

Back then, the Golden Gloves tournaments were split into two categories, “Novice” for the beginners and “Open” for boxers who had previously won a Golden Glove tournament. Riley noted that back then, there weren’t as many divisions for fighters. If you were over 180 pounds you were considered a heavyweight, and there were no separations between the ages of the boxers.

“The first ad only bout I ever lost, I was 16,” Riley said. “I lost to 26-year-old Jerome Seaman from South Carolina. It’s so funny, out of the hundreds of fights throughout my career I won, I remember every second of the one I lost.”

But there was one fight her admittedly regrets to this day.

“I did a lot of street fighting when I was young and one of the saddest stories of my life came at a fight after a baseball game,” Riley said.

“I can see his face now. A big old blond, curly headed farm boy named Jackie Lawson.

I just beat the tar out of him.

Must have knocked him down seven times.

“About three months later, I saw him fighting three guys and he knocked every single one of the them out in a row.

He just pummeled them. I cam up to him and asked him why he didn’t fight me like that and I’ll never forget what he said. He said, ‘I couldn’t hit you Rich. You’re my friend.’ He took a whippin’ in front of a big crowd because he was my friend. It still bothers me to this day, but I told my boys that story because I felt so small. I hope they got something out if it.”

But aside from that one night, there are many more fights of which Riley remains proud.

“I still hold a few records,” Riley said with a glimmer in his eye. “In the Tournament of Champions, which is for all the Golden Glove past champions, there were so many welterweights I fought three times the first night and scored three firstround knockouts.

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– with fights in Beaverton, Spokane, Idaho, Kennewick, Seattle, Montana, and Portland. We’d highlight the ones we could take.

“There are about five gyms we fight at in Portland,” Riley added.

One of the biggest things that helped Henley develop in the ring is the chance to workout with Jeremy Cham, Riley said.

“We were fortunate this year to have a outstanding sparring partner, also from Tillamook, four-time Oregon Golden Gloves Champion Jeremy Cham. We both agree that Chris Henley is a “natural” in boxing and has a bright future if he elects to continue in this sport and if he should catch you with his left hook ... it will be “lights out,” Riley said.

“Chris had the opportunity to enter the Oregon Golden Gloves this year in the Novice division which includes boxers with less than eight fights and close to his own age but he chose to enter the Open Division as the Champions of the Open Division can move on to Regionals in Las Vegas,” Riley said earlier this year. “He fought in the Senior Men’s Open which is the most advanced class with no limits on the number of bouts and fighters could be up to 40 years old.”

Earlier this year, Henley made it to the Golden Gloves Championship in the open division, with 28-year old Jose Mesa of Medford.

“On paper, it was a clear mismatch,” said Riley. “Jose is 28. Chris is 17. Jose has 38 fights. Chris had four.

“Jose was the defending Oregon State Golden Gloves Champion, the defending west coast Regional Champion and a competitor at the National Golden Gloves Tournament versus young Chris, with four bouts and in first Golden Gloves Tournament,” the coach said.

“But statistics can be deceiving,” Riley said. “They stood toe-to-toe for the first two rounds. They exchanged punch after punch. Chris staggered Jose a couple of times with a vicious left hook and a combination, but the Champion, Mesa, was quick to recover.”

Chris might not have won the championship but he is the only man in Tillamook County that has a 2015 Oregon Golden Gloves medal around his neck, added Riley.

One thing that Riley also planned after Henley’s second-place finish in the Golden Glove tournament was to surprise his young charge with something special – a Golden Gloves jacket.

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In fact, he kept it a secret, even from close friends, because of the inevitable question that would arise.

“I can’t tell you how many times even good friends would come over to the house and see all the boxing medals and trophies and want to see if they could beat me,” Riley said. “They couldn’t, and I lost a lot of friends.

It broke my wife’s heart.

Now I just don’t talk about it because people’s impression of a fighter is derelict, perverted, deviant, brain dead, illiterate kin to Mike Tyson who bites people’s ears off.

“They forget about the Sugar Ray Lenoards, the Floyd Pattersons, the Roy Jones Jr’s. They were all gentlemen. That’s how boxing is supposed to be.

For the first time in 50 years, Golden Glove champion Rich Riley returns to the boxing ring to teach his young protege Chris Henley has spent a lot of time in the gym and it has started to pay off.

The recent Tillamook graduate was busy competing in the school’s soccer, cross country, wrestling and baseball teams.

When he wasn’t wearing the red-and-black of the Cheesemakers, Henley was spending time at The Warehouse training with Rich Riley of Rockaway Beach.

Riley, who is a sanctioned boxing coach with the U.S.A. Amateur Boxing Association, returned to the ring after a 50-year absence about three years ago when he saw Henley fight as a 14-year-old against a much larger and older opponent.

Henley had started boxing in the ring several years earlier and when Riley first watched him in the ring, the teenager impressed the former Golden Gloves Champion.

Soon, Riley was helping train the young boxer.

That recently paid off with a second place finish this spring in the Oregon Golden Gloves championships for the 17-year old boxer.

When Riley first watched the young Henley in the ring, he said that he saw himself.

“He’s a good kid and I could see that instantly. I could see it in his eyes,” he said more than three years ago.

His opinion of Henley’s skills and his athleticism still haven’t changed.

Riley spent several hours a week working with the recent graduate of Tillamook High School in The Warehouse gym in The Port of Tillamook Bay. He pushes Henley through a series of high-tempo and quick-changing drills designed to help continue to develop Henley’s skills and endurance.

He also has helped to prepare the young boxer for the Golden Gloves-level of competition and knowing the rules and regulations that must be followed.

“We had to go register with U.S.A. Boxing and they gave him a Pass Book that looks like a passport. Everywhere we go to fight, I can’t work his corner until they see this (showing the small book). I have to be a sanctioned coach and he has to be a sanctioned fighter. This book has all of his records in it.”

That is somewhat different than when Riley was boxing in the late 1950s. “In the days that I fought, they’d lie about the number of fights they had,” Riley said, smiling.

“They can’t do that anymore.

It is all in here. They take this book and check him out.

They give him a physical meach day of the tournament.

Safety is a priority.”

Riley said that he gets a list of sanctioned fights in four states. “We pick the ones that we want to fight in,” Riley said.

“The U.S.A. Sanctioned events are professional, wellorganized and conducted.

Most of Chris’ opponents were considerable older than he is – six years to eight years older – but we took the bouts for experience. He had to schedule bouts against boxers his own age but both turned out to be cancelled due to ‘No Show’s.’ They did not show up,” Riley said.

“They were lucky.”

Making sure Chris finished high school was a big thing for Riley that also impacted the fights that the pair could select. According to the coach, if there was a conflict with school, it would be school that would take precedence.

“He has to go to school, so if there’s one in Bend, but the weigh-ins are at 8 o’clock Friday morning, we probably can’t make that. We go through it (the list) together

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At least we don’t have dust!

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or many years before we moved to this area we would drive down to the park at Barview in February and it was like a mini vacation. Relief from the rigors of the corporate world and it was never crowded. The weather was either sunny and warm or just plain miserable. If we got lucky we would have one day of each.

I know that the current weather is the most often matter for discussions with local friends and neighbors. My usual remark when folks complain about rain is: “I think it is just super because there is no dust!”

Just about every day we can see people all over the nation putting up with terrible winds and rain.

Areas where they have been living with severe droughts can experience floods that give them their much-needed water much quicker than what the land can absorb. If the water doesn’t drown them it ruins all of their belongings. I always

wonder what happens to my nice looking bad all of those cars and trucks piece of transportation. that are under water. I have Not sure how much heard that many of them are service the new owner cleaned up and shipped to got before it broke in parts of the country or the two. world where there is little We had a bit of moisture, a flood last month I remember the time right here in Wheeler. that I bought a very nice The stream that runs newly painted pickup through the middle of from a dealer in Olympia town overflowed and Washington. It didn’t run our Post Office out The Old put too bad, but you had to shift of business. There are into second gear to get over some other businesses Geezer a speed bump in a parking in town that often Walt lot. One day I found some experience water in papers and what looked like their basements. They Trandum sea sand under the seat that can blame the builders proved the vehicle had been back in the previous imported from a seaside century for erecting town in the state of Maine. When I those structures in the area they finally bothered to look underneath occupy. The current owners have the truck it was a mass of rust and learned to live with the situation looked pretty much worn out. I sold and I have never heard of any mold it for much less than what I paid for or other drastic results from such oc-

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With nothing more than weather and missing our Post Office to worry about, we are pretty fortunate. Watching the political scene on television reminds me how lucky we are to be out of that arena these days. The politics at both the State and Federal level are pretty remote from our little hamlet on the left coast. Things that happen on that level have something in common with the weather that I have been mentioning. There is not much we can do about either one of them. We do vote and use our voice in that manner, but chances that we make much of a difference are questionable. The only really good thing is that there just isn’t any dust!

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currences. I am told that some Post Office official has determined that there is a health issue and the owner is hard pressed to come up with the money to do the extensive repairs they deem necessary. Meanwhile we have to drive to Nehalem for our post office business. There are no boxes and we go to the counter to request our mail. The folks there are friendly but often we wait in line while other people are sending packages or buying money orders.

They also close for a half hour for lunch and that sometimes is inconvenient for the Wheeler people who are used to getting their mail during the noon hour.

Today our weather changed back to the winter mode after a couple of days in the 70’s. It did bring the daffodils out of the ground and in spite of the rain we do look a bit like spring. I know that some people are anxious to get out and plant their gardens, but we are surely a month

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espected educator, community activist, beloved husband, father and grandfather, Jack E. Allen passed away on Jan. 15, 2016 at the age of 85. Jack is survived by his sister Phyllis Yates, daughter Marion Allen, three stepchildren Michael Edwards, Laurie Funk and Kelley Edwards as well as fifteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He

is preceded in death by his son, Leland Allen.

Jack was born in Cheney, Washington in 1930. He was raised in the nearby farming community of Amber, as well as Cheney. After serving in the US Air Force, he graduated from Eastern Washington College of Education, later receiving his Masters from University of Oregon. He married his high school sweetheart, Helen Bair, and they raised two children in Happy Valley, Oregon. Jack’s jobs in education included shop teacher, Principal of Gilbert Heights Elementary, Multnomah County and Oregon Department of Education administrator. He served as a consultant for Northwest Regional Education Lab, setting up education programs worldwide, including Alaska

and Saipan. Jack lost his wife of 27 years in 1979.

In 1981 he married Judy Edwards. They lived and worked in Portland, then moved to an 80-acre farm in Birkenfeld, Oregon. Jack transformed the farmhouse into a place where family could congregate. In his retirement years, Jack took over the Schultz Christmas tree business and worked on their farm and garden. Eventually, Jack and Judy settled in Manzanita because they loved the ocean and close community. After serving as treasurer for the Nehalem Bay Fire Rescue District, he was publicly elected to its Board of Directors. He also spent many hours working for the Community Emergency Volunteer Corps. He was involved with local charities and as a skilled

craftsman in woodworking and leather craft created many fine items for charity auctions. Jack lost his loving wife Judy in 2013.

Jack loved woodworking, gardening, remodeling and golfing, often winning his age group in the yearly golf tournament at Manzanita. On Jan. 8, Jack went golfing at the Manzanita golf course.

On the 9th hole, he began experiencing discomfort and was helped to the clubhouse.

He was life-flighted to Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. He had suffered a massive heart attack and despite the skilled attention of the fine doctors and nurses there, was unable to recover.

A memorial for Jack was be held at the Pine Grove Community Center in Manzanita on Feb. 13.

Tillamook PUD offers Community Support Grant program for non-profits Tillamook PUD is offering a Community Support Grant program to local non-profit organizations with projects promoting economic growth and community livability in Tillamook County.

Organizations interested in applying for a grant must complete and submit an application by Feb. 19. Applications are evaluated by the PUD Board of Directors, with final project selection in

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Community News Briefs Thursday, Feb. 18 Oil Painting Classes – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays (Feb. 4, 11, 18, 24) at the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita. Students pay $165 for 4 sessions at a time.

Tillamook County Quilt Guild – 10:30 a.m., third Thursdays, Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, 2105 Wilson River Loop Rd., Tillamook.

North County Grief Support Group – 3-4:30 p.m., first and third Thursdays, Calvary Bible Church, Manzanita. Call 503-368-6544, ext. 2313.

Grief Support Group North County – 3-4:30 p.m. First and third Thursdays. Calvary Bible Church in Manzanita. Tillamook Hospital’s relief chaplain Michael Gabel presents information to help with the grief process.

Breastfeeding Support Group – 6 p.m. Third Thursdays of each month in the Riverbend room of the North Coast Recreation District. Leaders will guide participants in the discussion topic for the one-hour meeting followed by the opportunity for mothers to connect and network.

A $1 donation is requested. Call Carlotta Roddy at 503-812-6243 or Jennifer Childress at 503-3685886 for further information.

Saturday, Feb. 20

Sunday, Feb. 21

Annual Pool-A-Thon – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at NCRD in Nehalem.

Annual Creation Weekend TBA – at the Calvary Bible Church 560 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. It features guest speaker Paul Taylor. He is the current Director of the Mount Saint Helens Creation Center in Silverlake, Washington. Sunday events start at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. (“Creation or Evolution – Who Cares?”), while he also has “Sing a New Song” Ministry at 10 a.m. At 6:45 p.m., it will be “Nothing New Under The Sun.” All sessions are free. For more information call 503 368 5202.

Writing workshop in Mazanita – 9 a.m. to noon at the Hoffman Center for the Arts.

Chip MacGregor will explore the big picture of a proposal (What is the purpose of a proposal? What is the publisher looking for?), then get into the nitty-gritty details of what goes into a strong fiction or nonfiction proposal. Tuition is $30.

Manzanita Writers’ Series Season starts – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita. Ellen Urbani will read from her book Landfall, a work of historical fiction set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Urbani will lead a writing workshop on Personal Essay. Participants will work on the fundamentals of writing short-form personal narratives/ essays. Workshop fee is $30.

Tuesday, Feb. 23 Nehalem Bay Garden Club – 1:30 p.m., fourth Tuesday, September through June. Pine Grove Community Center, Manzanita. Call Constance Shimek, 503-368-4678.

20th Annual Creation Weekend TBA – at the Calvary Bible Church 560 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. It features guest speaker Paul Taylor. He is the current Director of the Mount Saint Helens Creation Center in Silverlake, Washington.

Saturday’s Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. called “Adam, Apes and Attitude”, while the evening event (“Cain and Abel”) starts at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 25 Association of Northwest Steelheaders North Coast Chapter – 7 p.m. Fourth Thursdays. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife meeting room, 4909 Third St., Tillamook. Call Bill Hedlund at 503-815-2737.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. fourth Thursdays,

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Nehalem Bay House, 35385 Tohl Rd. Free lunch included.

Call Patty Fox, 503-368-5171.

Circle of Caring meeting – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. First and fourth Thursdays at St. Mary’s in Rockaway Beach. Join them to knit and sew. Contact 503355-2661 (parish office).

Friday, Feb. 26 Behind Emerald Curtain movie – 7:30 p.m. at the Hoffman Center for the Arts, located at 594 Laneda Avenue in Manzanita. This short documentary looks at logging practices and their impact on watersheds.

Filmmaker Shane Anderson will attend the screening to discuss his movie with a panel of experts.

Saturday, Feb. 27 Mosaic Class – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita. The one-day “Broken Dishes and Found Object Mosaic - Recycled Ceramics” classwill be led by artist Jane Perrigo of Tonasket, Wash. students will learn to create fun and whimsical mosaic pieces out of broken ceramics and found items. Tuition for the class will be $45, with a $30 materials fee. The materials fee will cover cutters, prepared mirrors, some ceramics, glue, and demonstration grout.

Manzanita Visitors Center

• Bookmobile will be in the North Tillamook Library parking lot every Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm during library renovation.

• Hoffman Center For The Arts weekly programs: Writing Lounge open Tuesdays 10:30 am to 1 pm; Open Clay Studio Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm.

• For weekly open swim schedules at NCRD aquatic center, please telephone (503) 368-7121.

• Rising Star Cafe in Wheeler holds “Movie Night” every Wednesday at 6 pm.

For details, call (503) 368-3990.

• Manzanita Lighthouse Pub & Grub holds karaoke every Friday and/or Saturday night beginning at 9 pm and a Pool Tournament every Thursday at 5:30 pm. Call (503) 368-4990 for details.

• Center For The Contemplative Arts holds weekly yoga and meditation classes.

For a full schedule, call (503) 3686227 or visit www.neahkahnie.net/cc a.com • Manzanita Women’s Club is hosting Card & Board Games the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Pine Grove.

Call Jan at (503) 368-6166 for details.

Upcoming events: • NCRD will hold “Walking For Health” group activity daily from February 16 to February 25 at 1:15 pm.

• Hoffman Center For The Arts holds a water-color class on Wednesday, February 17 from 10:30 am to 4 pm. Class repeats Wednesday, February 24. Visit www.hoffmanblog. com.

• Center For The Contemplative Arts presents “Writing Alive.” an 8-session writing group on Thursdays beginning February 18. To register, call Dana at (503) 398-5800.

• Manzanita Lighthouse Pub & Grub welcomes come-

dian Mike “Wally” Walter on Friday, February 19 at 8 pm. Call (503) 368-4990 for details.

• Emergency Voluteer Corps of Nehalem Bay holds a First Aid/CPR class on Saturday, February 20 from 9 am to 3 pm at Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Station. Email Linda at president@nvcnb.org for details.

• Hoffman Center For The Arts hosts literary agent Chip MacGregor for “Creating a Strong Book Proposal” workshop at 9 am on Saturday, February 20. To register, visit www.hoffmanblog.org.

• 26th Annual Pool-AThon is scheduled for Saturday, February 20 at NCRD from 9am to 1 pm.

• Hoffman Center For The Arts welcomes author Ellen Urbani for workshop on short-form personal narratives/essays from 1 pm to 3:30 pm on Saturday, February 20. Urbani will read from her book “Landfall” that evening at 7 pm. For info visit www.hoffmanblog.org.

• SanDune Pub will have live music with Countryside Ride on Saturday, February 20 at 9 pm.

• Manzanita Lighthouse Pub & Grub will have live music with Yur Daddy on Saturday, February 20 at 9 pm.

• Big Wave Cafe hosts a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Monday, February 22 at 4:30 pm to support North County Food Bank. Tickets are $15.

Call Betty at (503) 368-4080.

• Oregon Marine Reserves Summit will be held Wednesday, February 24 and Thursday, February 25 at Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach.

Email lisad@createstrat.com for details.

• Hoffman Center For The Arts and Lower Nehalem Community Trust present a screening of the new film “Behind the Emerald Curtain” on Friday, February 26 at 7:30 pm. $5 admission.

• Lower Nehalem Community Trust will hold its 2016 Community Garden Season Kick-Off on

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• Hoffman Center For The Arts will host author Matt Love for a writing workshop on “Gettiing The Writing Going” on Saturday, March 5 from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Love will read from his new book “The Great Birthright” that evening at 7:30 pm. Visit www.hoffmanblog. org for details on both events.

Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to Noon, “Book Proposal” Workshop, Led by Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary, Register at hoffmanblog.org Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m.

“Personal Essay” Writing Workshop, Led by Ellen Urbani, Fee: $30, Register at hoffmanblog.org Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m.

Manzanita Writers Series Author: Ellen Urbani,“Landfall” Open mic follows.,Admission: $7 Monday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m.

Hoffman Center Board Meeting Public Invited Tuesdays, Feb. 23 & Mar. 1, at 10:30 a.m., Writing Lounge Open to all Friday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m.

Manzanita Film Series “Behind the Emerald Curtain” Documentary film on herbicide spraying of timber cuts in our area. Sponsored by the Lower Nehalem Community Trust.

Panel discussion follows.Admission: Free Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., “Broken Dishes and

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CIVIL AIR PATROL – 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Wed., ATV center, 5995 Long Prairie Rd. Volunteer, nonprofit auxiliary of U.S. Air Force. Call Major Michael Walsh, at 503812-5965.

MEDITATION, PRAYER – 7:30-8:30 p.m. Silent meditation, Mon. and 8:45 a.m. Tues.; Lectio Divina, 10-11 a.m.

Tues., St. Catherine’s Center for Contemplative Arts, Manzanita. Call Lola Sacks, 503-368-6227.

ROCKAWAY LIBRARY – 3 p.m., Preschool storytime for ages 3-5, Tues. 503-355-2665.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WOMEN’S MEETING – 10 a.m. Sun., Serenity Club, 5012 Third St.

COMMUNITY CHORUS – 7-9 p.m. Thurs., Tillamook. New members welcome. 503-842-4748.

MANZANITA PACE SETTERS WALK/JOG/ RUN GROUP – 7:30 a.m.

Sat., parking lot behind Spa Manzanita.

ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH TILLAMOOK – Noon, Wed., North County Recreation District, Nehalem. 503-8124576.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY – 9-11 a.m.

Thurs. Bay City Odd Fellows Hall, 9330 Fourth St. Call Carol Normile, 503842-5499.

ODDBALLS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – 2 p.m. Sundays, Bay City Odd Fellows Lodge, 1706 Fourth St.

Found Objects Mosaic” Class Led by Jane Perrigo Tuition: $45, plus $30 materials fee Register at hoffmanblog.org Friday, Mar. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Open Gallery View the latest show at the Center Saturday, Mar. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., “Getting the Writing Going” Workshop, Led by Matt Love,Tuition: $50 Register at hoffmanblog.org.

Saturday, Mar. 5, at 7 p.m.

Special Manzanita Writers Series Event, Author: Matt Love “The Great Birthright,” Open mic follows Admission: $7

TODDLER ART – 1011 a.m., Wed., Bay City Arts Center. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 503-377-9620.

VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT HELP – 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues., WorkSource Oregon, 2105 Fifth St., Tillamook. 800643-5709, ext. 227.

SENIOR SERVICES – Provided by Northwest Senior & Disability Services at Sheridan Square Apts. Dates, times vary.

503-842-2770.

GARIBALDI LIBRARY STORYTIME – 3 p.m. Thurs. 503-3222100.

CHRISTIAN MEN’S GROUP – 7:30 a.m.

Thurs. Grumpy’s Cafe, 202 Hwy 101, Rockaway Beach. 503-355-0567.

BAY CITY ART CENTER – Yoga continues on Mon. and Thurs. at 6 p.m.

GRANDPARENTS PARENTING AGAIN – Call Steve or Jackie for meetings. 503-355-2440.

DRY DOCK AA – 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays Bay City Odd Fellows Lodge, 1706 Fourth St.

SPIRIT DANCE – 6-8 p.m. Fridays. Pine Grove Community Center, Manzanita. Free-from dance celebration.

BRIDGE, PINOCHLE AND CRIBBAGE – 1-3 p.m. Wed., North County Rec. District, Nehalem.

503-355-3381.

WELLSPRING – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Every Wednesday at the Tillamook Seventh-day Adventist Church. For more information, contact Mollie Reding at 503-815-2272.

Saturday, Mar. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., “Creating in the Green – Skratch Sculpture” Class Led by Carole Murphy Tuition: $55, plus $20 materials fee Register at hoffmanblog.org

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Better Health Calendar: February 2016 Art for the Heart Sunday, Feb. 14, 2 – 4 p.m., NCRD, Nehalem. Join us for a Community Celebration of the Heart and artist reception. Enjoy artwork, live music

by Eric Sappington and delicious, hearty healthy refreshments.

Taking Charge of Diabetes Thurdays, Feb. 17 – Mar. 9, 10 a.m.

– 12 p.m., NCRD. Call 503-8152443 to register.

Any graduate of Neah-Kah-Nie High School from 1954 forward who wishes to pursue advanced academic, vocational or technical education can apply.

ROCKAWAY BEACH-GARIBALDI MEALS FOR SENIORS – 11:45 a.m. Mon., Wed. and Fri., St. Mary’s by the Sea. Call Bob Dempster, 503-355-3244.

FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – 2-3 p.m.

Wed., Tillamook Regional Medical Center cafeteria.

Ceci Lauerman Marketing and promotion specialist, copywriter, and flyer designer

ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH – 6-8 p.m. Fri., on the Dance Floor at Garibaldi City Hall.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS – 5:306:30 p.m. Mon., Tillamook Regional Medical Center, Room D (third floor). 503812-0838.

AL-ANON – 7-8 p.m.

Mon., North Coast Recreation District, Nehalem.

503-368-5093.

Community Mammography Spa Day Wednesday, Feb. 10, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., TRMC Radiology. Call 503-815-2292 to make your appointment.

The Neah-Kah-Nie District #56 Graduate Scholarship Committee will be awarding over $20,000 in scholarships this coming May.

Powerful Tools for Caregiving Tuesdays, Feb. 23 – Mar. 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the

Herald Center. Call 503-815-2270 for info and to register. No charge.

Evening Mammogram Appointments Third Tues. each month until 7:00 p.m. Call 503-815-2292 to schedule your mammogram.

Support Groups Women’s Cancer Support, 1st Wed., 10:30 – noon, Tillamook Medical Plaza, conference room.

No charge.

Grief Support – Tillamook, 1st /3rd Tues. monthly, 3 – 4:30 p.m., TRMC Conf. Rm A. Grief Support - North County, 2nd/4th Thurs. monthly, 3 – 4:30 p.m. at Calvary Bible Church, Manzanita.

Diabetes & All That Jazz, 2nd Tues. monthly, 1:30 – 3 p.m., TRMC 3rd floor Conf. Rm. Call 503-815-2443 for more information.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 4th Wed., 10:30 – 12 p.m. For location call, 503-815-2270.

Together Strong, 4th Wed., 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., TRMC 3rd floor Conf. Rm. A support group for families and caregivers of people with cancer.

ClubCHIP Monday, Feb. 15 from 5:45 to 8:00 p.m. at the Tillamook Seventh-day Adventist Church SDA Church, lower level. Call 503-815-2270 for info.

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Saturday, February 27 from 10 am to 1 pm at Alder Creek Farm.

• NCRD will host a community art show - “The Spirit Of Neahkahnie” - on Saturday, March 5 from 5 pm to 7 pm honoring this special mountain.

Artists in a variety of media will have works for sale through March.

Contact Gray at glenna@ nehalemtel.net with any questions.

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TILLAMOOK SENIOR CENTER – Meals at noon Mon-Fri; pinochle at 10 a.m. Fri.; free bingo 10 a.m.-noon third Thurs.; cards 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.; Senior Club meeting and potluck at 11:30 a.m. second Fri.; pool and drop-in center 11 a.m.-2 p.m. MonFri. 316 Stillwell Ave. Call 503-842-8988.

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Hooping it up! Year of Wellness Makes Community Connections, Success Stories

Just a little over 30 days did you do it? Lost weight?

Let the Hula Hooping into Tillamook County’s Year What were some of the ways Begin …. of Wellness, and there are Commissioner Bill you stayed on track with already success stories. Here eating healthier and getting Baertlein has been “practicare comments from a parmore exercise? Cooking ing” and has issued several ticipant, shared with a YOW hula hoop challenges. Watch more meals at home? Are volunteer: his hula hoop challenge there any tips you can share “Heading out to video on the Tillaanother mid-morning mook County Year movers class at the of Wellness 2016 YMCA, a water Facebook page, or workout class. I startgo to this YouTube ed doing these last link, http://tinyurl. week and I’m loving com/YOWHula1. it! I received a 75 “We encourage percent scholarship everyone to start Courtesy Photo for a membership, hooping it up,” Julian Croman (right) of Neah-Kah-Nie and Raymond Cruz (left) of Nestucca turn to the referee to get a deciand mom and dad said DeAnna Pearl, sion on who was the last to touch the ball before it went out of bounds Thursday. Nestucca won the game by a paid the remaining YOW Task Force 31-26 margin. for a Christmas gift. member and Hula I need to strengthen Hoop cheerleader. my legs and lose “This is a way for weight so I can have us to get everyone a much needed knee moving and show replacement surgery first quarter, it was the A three-pointer from the how much fun we

By Brad Mosher Pirates cut the lead to just 27- and to get healthier.

Pirated holding a 5-3 lead at can have to get bmosher@countrymedia.net This is a long jour24 with about a minute left, the first buzzer. healthy.” Now, The second quarter was but the Bobcats were getting ney and I’m off on a it’s up to you TilA swarm of Pirates didn’t even slower, with the Bobpoints from the free throw lamook County, great start.” make it an easy win for the cats scoring all four points on line. In the final minute, the Participants in the throw down and Bobcats on Feb. 11. a pair of free throws by Elder Bobcats would get three YOW Challenge, show off your hula The game was tied with hooping skills, and and a basket by Cole Strober. more points from Strober, are probably becomabout three minutes left Tillamook County Commissioner Bill Baertlein has been hoop it up with Ahead 7-5 going into the while Elder added one. ing more aware of when Brett Elder hit a shot to third quarter, the Bobcats practicing and has issued several hula hoop challenges. your community.

Elder got 10 of his final their health habits, give the Bobcats a lead they picked up the pace, taking a 18 points from the free throw and even be noticing Share your videowould hold for the rest of the 14-6 lead with three minutes line, while Strober added some positive changes in with others? tape with your challenge on game. left. five of his seven points from how they look and feel. “We our Facebook page.

Added Jenck, “RememNestucca closed out the Neah-Kah-Nie would the free throw line in the ber, if you aren’t seeing the Join us for the Year of would love to hear those game for a 31-26 win that make a run, closing the scorfinal quarter. Wyatt Link and stories and feature some of successes you had hoped for, Wellness to make Tillamook had coach Jim Kiser breathLucas McKillip each added ing gap to 15-13 with less them on the YOW News keep in mind that this is a County a happy, healthy ing a sigh of relief. than 40 seconds left in the three. place. For weekly healthy page to help inspire others gradual process. We won’t The win gave the Bobcats The Bobcats did hit as quarter. be successful every day and recipes, tips, resources, wellwho are working toward a 10-6 league record, putting In the final quarter, that many baskets as the Pirates ness challenge, and more, making their own healthier that’s okay. The important them in a tie with Knappa same pattern continued, with (7-5) or as many three-point go to www.tillamookcounhabits,” said YOW coordina- thing is to stay positive, set for fourth in the Northwest baskets (3-2). It was the 10 Nestucca getting a lead and tor Michelle Jenck. achievable goals, celebrate tyhealthymatters.org or visit League race and setting up for 12 night at the free throw the Pirates fighting back. your local library branch.

How has the YOW those small victories, and a playoff between the two line where the hosts pulled Together, we are the soluMax Halverson hit a share your success with othalready impacted your life. teams Thursday in Cloverthree-pointer with 4:26 on the out the win. The Pirates only Did you quit smoking? How ers.” tion. dale. had four points from the line. clock and followed it with Knappa is 0-2 against the Halverson led the Pirates another shorter-range basket Bobcats this season. with 10 points – all in the less than a minute later to tie Hold off Pirates the game at 21. second half. Garrit Champ Neah-Kah-Nie finished with seven (wrestlers) is he had to settle for second The 19th-ranked Bobcats After Elder’s basket gave had seven points, while with Anthony Ramirez pretty good way to to end after Joseph Ballard from had their hands full Thursday the Bobcats the lead again, Chase Dorsey and Will picking up the team’s only the year.

Monroe picked up the when the Pirates came to Davidson finishing with three individual district win by Strober hit a pair of free “We had four in the gold by fall with 5:17 on town. points. throws, followed by Elder beating teammate Travis finals.

We had two (wresthe timer. “It was a wellIn an extreme low-score doing the same.

Jonsson in the 285-pound tling) for third who ended wrestled match against a finals. up fourth,” he said. two-time defending state It was was a pretty Kelley praised Josh champ,” Kelley said. good finish for the team, Longfellow for taking In the heavyweight according to coach Greg fourth at 126, along with battle, Ramirez qualified Kelley. “We took fourth…

Jacob Griffith taking for state with his win, but We placed third in the fourth at 132 pounds. teammate lost his berth for league in duals,” he added.

“Omar Arenas took sec- Portland in a wrestle-back “We are pretty happy with ond at 132 and qualified he lost.

Two wins proved to be second in the league standover Nestucca on Feb. 11, that.” for state,” the coach said.

“I hate seeing that for but it was the 43-15 win over crucial for the Neah-Kah-Nie ings behind the undefeated The team had seven Freshman Tristan Benthe kids, but that is wresLady Pirates.

Lady Loggers from Vernonia. Life Christian Saturday that wrestlers competing in the nett went into Saturday’s tling,” the Neah-Kah-Nie The Pirates closed out the Neah-Kah-Nie’s league gave Neah-Kah-Nie sole pos- district championships.

220-pound finals with a coach said. “But, he’s a play ended with an 11-3 session of second place in the “Placing in the top half regular Northwest League 40-2 season record, but freshman. He’ll be back.” season on Feb. 13 with the mark, while Faith Bible league standings. dropped to 10-4.

The loss Thursday second of two wins.

That was crucial since The two teams met on dropped the Lady Cats into a tie with Life Christian, both Faith Bible could not finish Wednesday in Rockaway Beach in a league playoff with 2-12 league records. with two wins – losing to Nestucca ended the season for the second seed. The last City Christian in the final time, the Falcons won 27-20. with a 5-18 record. game (25-22).

That meant the Pirates The Lady Pirates first finished the season alone in picked up a 30-22 victory

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Pirates place fourth at district wrestling tournament

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Everything is mo’ better with cheddar

The Golightly Gourmet Dana Zia All these years of living in Tillamook county and I have never written an article on our local national celebrity, Tillamook cheddar cheese. It seems that cheddar is underappreciated.

Perhaps this is because it is so ubiquitous and is the silent majority among cheese eaters that it is taken for granted, but cheddar cheese is an important chapter of American food history and foundational in our area.

Cheddar cheese was birthed in England, surprisingly enough, in a town called “Cheddar”. It has always been made from cow’s milk and is a traditional humble farm cheese that every farm wife knew how to make. The recipe came over to America in the handbags of the immigrants and settled on our shores and in our mouths for good.

Cheddar is crumbly when aged and smooth when young and tends to vary in color from pale white to

creamy yellow depending on the cow’s milk. When this fair cheese become the first factory cheese made in the world in upstate New York in 1851, they started the “cheddar” yellow color we are used to seeing with annatto seed coloring, to standardize the color of the cheese.

Interestingly enough, the first pioneers came to Tillamook County that same year, 1851. It seems this place was fated to be a cheesy place from the beginning. When the pioneers arrived here it didn’t take them long to figure out that with all the rivers, flood plains and rich green grass almost all year long, it was the perfect place for dairy farms.

There was just one tiny issue….there was no way to get their beautiful milk to Portland except over a very bumpy wagon trail. So they made cheddar cheese to stabilize the product and shipped it to Portland in the now famous ship “Morning Star”, since the ocean was the only “reliable” way to go. The rest is history. Now Tillamook cheese is famous and we are known as the place of cheese, seas and ocean breeze.

Is there a better way to enjoy cheddar cheese than to make macaroni and cheese?

Epicurious.com, one of the best recipe websites around, reports that mac and cheese is the top search on their website in the winter. No, wonder, it is true comfort food on steroids. This recipe that I am sharing with you has been in my family since I can remember. It was always a favorite and would disappear before you could say “cheddar”. No, it is not a healthy food but it is good for your soul in our dark and stormy winter.

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Farmstead Mac and Cheese This recipe can be made super simple by skipping the cheese sauce but taking a little more time to make the cheese sauce truly makes this dish amazing! If you really want to make “crack in a pan”, do one more step and bake it in the oven with cheese on top.

Good luck not eating it all by yourself but it can serve four hungry people. If you are a true no-frills mac and cheese person, omit the ham and veggies.

it back to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium-high and boil till just done, about 8-10 mins.

While the macaroni is boiling, sauté the onion and ham for 5-8 mins in the coconut oil till the onions are translucent and the ham is browning slightly.

Drain the cooked macaroni and then put back in the pot and add the cheese, raw celery, sautéed onion and ham and mix

One 16 oz bag of uncooked elbow macaroni 2 cups of cheddar cheese, grated large 1 medium onion, diced 2 cups of diced celery 3 cups of diced ham 1 TBLS of high heat oil such as coconut or avocado Cheese sauce AKA Béchamel sauce 2 Tbls of butter 2 Tbls of flour 1.5 cups of milk, preferably whole, preheated in the microwave to about 100 degrees.

1 cup of grated cheddar cheese Salt and pepper to taste Start this comfort food with boiling your elbow macaroni. Bring large pot of water on high heat to a furious boil with a dash of salt and olive oil in it. Carefully pour your macaroni into the boiling water, stirring to keep it from sticking to the bottom and bring

well. (I don’t like to sauté the celery, we enjoy the crunch of it raw in there.

But if you would like to sauté it with the onions and ham, go for it) You can honestly eat the mac and cheese now with a little salt and pepper as the cheese melts nicely into the hot noodles but I like to go one step further and make a lovely cheese sauce to add to it. To do this, melt the two tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat in a wide high sided skillet or saucepan. As soon as it is melted and

God’s Valley Meadows volunteer work party slated The Lower Nehalem Watershed Council (LNWC) is hosting a volunteer work party at their God’s Valley Meadows restoration project site on Saturday, February 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Work will include placing recycled Christmas trees in the creek and planting native trees and shrubs to create habitat for fish and wildlife. God’s Valley Meadows is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) wildlife preserve. A small tributary to God’s Valley

Creek runs through the meadows and was the focus of a joint restoration project between LNWC and ODFW in 2013. The area has been documented repeatedly as an important system supporting Chinook, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Coho and Steelhead.

Restoration of God’s Valley Meadows aimed to address a number of issues identified by LWNC and project partners.

The project included replacing or removing a number of undersized culverts, removing

invasive plants and planting a mix of native trees and shrubs, placing large wood structures to enhance stream complexity, and reconnecting the stream to its floodplain. The project is currently in the plant establishment phase in which maintenance and replanting activities are being carried out.

The goals of the volunteer work party are to establish more native vegetation and create habitat for juvenile fish. Within a few days of being placed in the

water, the needles and branches of Christmas trees become covered with algae, which attract aquatic insects, and ultimately feeds salmon. essential functions within our coastal ecosystem when placed appropriately.

Volunteers should meet at Mohler Co-op Store, 34890 HWY 53, Nehalem, OR. Car-

pools will depart at 11 a.m. and return at 3 p.m.

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bubbling, sprinkle the two tablespoons of flour over the butter and whisk it while it cooks for a couple more minutes. (Don’t let it overbrown or you will ruin your sauce.)

While whisking, pour in your warm milk and keep on whisking, till it comes back to a boil. Now lower the stove temperature to a medium heat and keep whisking. It will start to beautifully thicken. After it has gotten fairly thick, turn the heat off the pan and add the cheese while stirring. Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste (I use about a 1/4 tsp of both) and behold the creamy cheesey sauce our childhood dreams are made of!

Pour over the waiting noodle mix and stir in. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve right away. If you want to go and extra mile, pour into a baking dish and cover with grated cheddar cheese. Pop into a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees and bake till the top is bubbly and just starting to brown, about 15 mins. Heaven in a pan.

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