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July 14, 2022

Volume 28, No. 14

‘Seas the Day’ at the 2022 Garibaldi Days

he City of Garibaldi – Oregon’s Authentic Fishing Village – invites the public to attend its 62nd annual “Garibaldi Days” festival.

The three-day weekend celebration begins Friday, July 22 and ends Sunday, July 24, 2022. This event would not be possible without the collaborative efforts of the City of Garibaldi and the Port of Garibaldi staff.

This year’s event features a vendor marketplace and food booths, a parade down Highway 101, free live county music concert featuring the Nash Brothers, along with a beer garden and food vendors, and a full firework show over the bay. New to Garibaldi Days this year is a classic car show and Touch a Truck experience have been added. The historic Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad train will be making roundtrip rides to nearby Rockaway Beach several times daily.

In addition, there will be several competitions between the U.S. Coast Guard Tillamook Bay Station and the Garibaldi Fire Department throughout the weekend.

On Friday, featured events include a wine tasting and silent auction kickoff at the Garibaldi Museum and vendor booths open at 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The Severin Sister will be playing county, folk and covers you’ll love from 7 p.m. to 10 pm. The concert will be held at the Port Event Tent located on Jerry Creasy Way off Highway 101. The beer garden and food vendors will be open.

Also, that evening, live music will be performed at the Ghost Hole Public House, Parkside Lounge and Kelley’s Place.

Families and friends look forward to this popular three-day celebration every year, scheduling family reunions, and even weddings and bachelor parties, to coincide with this small-town celebration that focuses on family friendly activities. It’s a weekend of fun for everyone.

On Saturday, the 62nd Annual Garibaldi Days Parade begins at 11 a.m. along Highway 101. The theme this year is Seas the Day! Vendors will again be open, starting at 10 a.m., curbside on Highway 101, between 3rd Street and Lumbermen’s Park. There will be an even larger shellfish touch tank experience provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and a new Kid’s Zone and Touch a Truck event in front of the Gari-

Night Market, down Jerry Creasy Way (Next Market Date: August 11th)

baldi City and Fire Department.

Spectators can enjoy the famous waterball tug-of-war contest between local fire departments and the US Coast Guard will start at 3 p.m. on Biak Avenue.

At 7 p.m., the free concert under the Port of Garibaldi’s event tent will feature the popular county music cover band, the Nash Brothers. Following the concert, visitors will be entertained with a spectacular firework show over the bay.

The fun continues with live music at the Ghost Hole Public House, Parkside Lounge and Kelley’s Places.

The festival continues on Sunday with vendor booths opening at 10:00 am. And a new event, a classic car show down on Biak Avenue with registration starting at 8:30 am and going until 2:00 pm.

Garibaldi Days firework sponsor is the Ghost Hole Public House for the second consecutive year. Other sponsors include parade sponsor JLT Construction, Western Royal Inn, Tillamook County Library, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, and more.

The City of Garibaldi was named by its first postmaster Daniel B. Bayley, who came to Tillamook County during the 1860s. He was an admirer of the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi --- who unified Italy -- and so named the town in 1879. Garibaldi was incorporated as a city in 1946.

For a complete listing and schedule of events and activities, visit the City of Garibaldi’s website: www.ci.garibaldi. or.us .

2022 GARIBALDI DAYS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 21 4 – 8 p.m.

Port of Garibaldi

FRIDAY, JULY 22 Noon – 7 p.m. Vendor booths at 3rd Street and Lumbermen’s Park Several Times Daily Oregon Coast Scenic Railway round trip Garibaldi to Rockaway 4 – 7 p.m.

Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Kickoff at the Garibaldi Museum Evening Live music at the Ghost Hole Public House, Parkside Lounge, & Kelley’s Place

SATURDAY, JULY 23 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Vendor booths at 3rd Street and Lumbermen’s Park area 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Silent Auction at the Garibaldi Museum Several Times Daily Oregon Coast Scenic Railway round trip Garibaldi to Rockaway 11 a.m.

62nd Annual Garibaldi Days Parade Noon – 4 p.m. NEW! Kid Zones: Games, Touch a Truck and kids’ fun on 6th Street, in front of the Garibaldi Fire and Rescue Department, and upstairs in the Garibaldi Library!

Noon – 3 p.m. Shellfish Touch Tank sponsored by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, at Lumberman’s Park 3 p.m. Waterball Tug-of-War between U.S. Coast Guard vs. local Fire Departments on Biak Avenue 7 - 10 p.m.

FREE CONCERT! Country covers by the Nash Brothers!

Beer Garden, Food Vendors, Jerry Creasy Way 10 p.m.

FIREWORK SHOW Sponsored by Ghost Hole Public House Evening Live music at the Ghost Hole Public House, Parkside Lounge & Kelley’s Place SUNDAY, JULY 24 8:30a.m. - 2p.m.

NEW! Classic Car Show down on Biak Avenue 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Vendor booths at 3rd Street and Lumbermen’s Park Several Times Daily Oregon Coast Scenic Railway round trip Garibaldi to Rockaway TBA Garibaldi Fire and Rescue Department Open House

It’s officially fire season in Tillamook County says Oregon Dept. of Forestry

The Oregon Department of Forestry has announced it is officially ‘Fire season’ in Tillamook County for 2022.

Fire season is declared each year when conditions of fire hazard exist. This declaration affects all lands, both public and private, in Northwest Oregon and joins most other regions of Oregon already in fire season.

For industrial forest operations, levels vary from Level 1 to Level 4 with accompanying restrictions on operations to protect forest resources.

Restrictions are very similar to last year, with a 1 hour fire watch in Level I, a 2 hour fire watch in Level II, and a 2 hour fire watch in Level III. Level 4 is a complete shutdown, so no fire watch is required. Forest operators must have required fire equipment onsite and ensure it is ready and can pass inspection.

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Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL) Zones NW-1, NW-2 & NW-3 will be at a Level 1 next Monday.

For Public Restrictions, levels move from low (green), to extreme (red).

These are indicated on the fire information boards at major roads entering forested areas. Campfires will be allowed at campsites: designated sites and at dispersed sites in low (green).

This recognizes that attended campfires adjacent to campsites have a low incident of spread. As conditions dry out, the move to moderate (blue) restricts campfires to designated campsites and dispersed campfires will no longer be allowed. Never leave a campfire unattended and make sure it is out cold before leaving.

In conjunction with the Tillamook County Fire De-

fense Board, a county wide burn ban will be in effect starting July 15th.

For up-to-date recorded information about fire season requirements, call 503-8422548. To request additional information, call 503-8422545 during business hours.

Public Restrictions Website: https://www.oregon.gov/ odf/fire/pages/restrictions. aspx

Beeswax historical tribute now online F

or centuries, beeswax and Chinese porcelain have washed ashore on Nehalem Spit, on the north Oregon Coast. After years of research in archives around the world in combination with archaeological evidence, scholars were able to point to the Santo Cristo de Burgos, a seventeenth-century Manila galleon owned by the kingdom of Spain, as the mysterious vessel commonly known today as the “Beeswax Wreck.” On June 16, National Geographic announced that state officials had confirmed the recovery of timbers from the Santo Cristo de Burgos near Manzanita. In summer 2018, the Oregon Historical Society’s (OHS) scholarly journal, the Oregon Historical Quarterly (OHQ), published a ground-breaking special issue on this research, a powerful combination of archaeological and archival evidence solving this centuries-old mystery. In light of the recent discovery of remains from the wreck, OHS has recently made this special issue of OHQ, “Oregon’s Manila Galleon,” available for free online.

“Our understanding of the history of the Beeswax Wreck is because of the knowledge and scholarship shared by dedicated individuals from across disciplines and centuries; everything from Native oral tradition to archival research to maritime archaeology has brought new information to the public about one of Oregon’s most fascinating mysteries,” said Oregon Historical Quarterly Editor Eliza E. Canty-Jones.

“With this exciting discovery of timbers from the ship itself, OHS is proud to make this scholarship accessible to all to provide a more complete narrative of this fascinating piece of Oregon history.”

Stories of a very large shipwreck began circulating during the earliest days of Euro- American presence in the Pacific Northwest, as fur traders and explorers learned from Native people that a large ship had long ago wrecked on Nehalem Spit, with survivors and cargo that included beeswax. The

stories, shrouded by speculation and often contradictory Euro-American folklore, captivated treasure-hunters who searched for a century and a half on nearby Neahkahnie Mountain and the adjacent beaches.

The archaeologist-led team of the Beeswax Wreck Project used geology, archaeology, and porcelain analysis, combined with documentation from Spanish archives, to pinpoint the ship’s likely identity. Beeswax stamped with Spanish shippers’ marks confirmed the wreck’s origin, and patterns on Chinese porcelain sherds allowed researchers to narrow the date range.

The Spanish Manila galleon trade was the first global network, and close to 300 galleons left the Philippines for Acapulco carrying Asian goods during its 250-year span. The Project determined that the Beeswax Wreck was one of two galleons that vanished without a trace: the Santo Cristo de Burgos, which sailed in 1693, or the San Francisco Xavier, which left Manila in 1705. Mapping the location of beeswax deposits allowed Project members to assert with confidence that the ship almost certainly wrecked before the 1700 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami.

Cameron La Follette and her team of archivists then undertook wide-ranging research in the archives of Spain, the Philippines, and Mexico to locate all available information about the Santo Cristo de Burgos of 1693.

They discovered the history of the ship’s Captain, Don Bernardo Iñiguez del Bayo; a complete crew and passenger list; and highly important facts about the cargo.

Researchers now know that the Santo Cristo de Burgos — which was built at the Solsogón shipyard on Bagato Island in the Philippines — was carrying 2.5 tons of liquid mercury. Public reports at this time do not indicate whether mercury testing has been completed on the recovered timbers.

After many years of work to solve this multi-century mystery, La Follette’s research team and the Beeswax

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City of Garibaldi announces 2022 Parade Grand Marshals The City of Garibaldi is honored to recognize Joe and Siggi Gierga as the Grand Marshals for the 2022 Garibaldi Days celebration.

“Joe and Siggi truly exemplifies the special qualities of the many amazing residents who live in Garibaldi,” said Mayor Tim Hall. “We are proud to have them to lead off this year’s gala parade.”

Joe and Siggi have lived in Garibaldi for most of their lives. They came to America in 1960 from Germany.

Working for Volkswagen, Joe was on a three-year contract to teach local mechanics how to service and repair Volkswagen cars, which were somewhat new to the USA. He was promoted to a management position and chose to stay. They both have been US citizens since 1965.

“On a coastal fishing trip, we discovered Garibaldi and fell in love with the little fishing village,” says Joe Gierga. “We purchased a lot and built a house.”

After giving up his job at Volkswagen in 1972, Joe and Siggi establish “Siggi-G

Ocean Charters” in Garibaldi, which they operated for the next 25 years. On a 40-foot charter boat that they had custom built called the Siggi G, they fished commercially for salmon, tuna, and crab.

As an established artist, Siggi also taught painting classes in her studio. Joe later retired from the fishing business to concentrate on his aluminum and stainless steel fabrication business, he once operated to supplement his income during the winter months when the fishing was slow.

Today, at age 91, you can find Joe creating his kinetic art, which he calls “Wind Spinners,” in his metal shop located in the Port of Garibaldi. The works of art spinners can be found all around Garibaldi and elsewhere.

Joe and Siggi have been married for 66 years and are well-known and loved in Garibaldi.

The Garibaldi Days parade will be held Saturday, July 23rd, starting at 11a.m.

This is the 62nd year of this

Joe and Siggi Gierga city’s traditional celebration.

“We invite everyone to

attend and join the fun and festivities,” says Mayor Hall.

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The results are in, and you knocked it out of the park!

It takes a while for local results to trickle upstream, where they are crosschecked with other data before resulting in statewide or national results, so it should come as no surprise that we are just now getting our finalized recycling results from 2020 – some eighteen months later. But that doesn’t mean we should not be proud of the results: In just one year, from 2019 to 2020, the quantity of materials recycled in Tillamook County increased by nearly 4,000 tons, an increase of 37.6% in just one year!

During that same time the quantity of materials landfilled increased by about 1,200 tons, or just over 4%.

Granted, this was the year in which we shuttered our group activities and switched to a lot of online ordering, but it was also the year in which most restaurant orders were provided in take out containers, and everyone was working on a DIY proj-

ect at home.

Nonetheless, Tillamook County’s recovery rate came in a 31.4%, which is good, but not yet great. According to Solid Waste Program Manager David McCall, “anything under 60% means that we are throwing away a lot of materials that could be fairly easily recycled.

Separating your metals, paper and plastic bottles from your trash means that you don’t have to pay to dispose of it, and you can cut your quantity of trash down by about two-thirds. And all of our transfer stations are open on the weekends, so that you can more easily access recycling opportunities wherever you live.”

For more information about recycling, contact the Tillamook County Solid Waste Department at 503815-3975 or online at www. co.tillamook.or.us/solidwaste

‘Most destructive, costliest forest pest ever to invade North America’ Staff Report

A new invasive species in Oregon could threaten urban forests, wetlands and streams.

“Since it was first found in the Detroit, Michigan area in 2002, the emerald ash border (EAB) has become the most destructive and costliest forest pest ever to invade North America,” Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Invasive Species Specialist Wyatt Williams said.

In Oregon The EAB was first discovered at Forest Grove in Oregon June 30 and sharpens impact concerns, according to the ODF and Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA).

The insect is only half an inch long and an eighth of an inch wide and has spread to 35 states and five Canadian provinces, killing up to 99 percent of their ash trees in some locations, according to Williams.

“At least five ash species native to the central U.S. have become critically endangered as EAB spreads across the country killing hundreds of millions of urban and wild ash trees,” he said. “Within a decade of EAB’s arrival in an area, most ash trees will be dead or dying. The concern in Oregon is for Oregon ash because of the important ecological role it plays along streams and in wetlands.”

Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) is a deciduous hardwood tree found most commonly in wetlands and along streams.

“It’s an ecologically vital tree as it shades water, keeping it cooler for fish. The roots stabilize streambanks, reducing erosion,” Williams said. “And lots of animals, birds and insects eat the seeds and leaves. Losing it will likely have a huge impact on those ecosystems.”

According to Williams, ODF has used the advance notice that EAB was heading west to gather up seed from throughout Oregon ash’s range in the state.

“The first goal is to try

and preserve as much of the tree’s genetic diversity as we can before it’s lost,” Williams said.

The U.S. Forest Service’s

Dorena Genetics Resource Center in Cottage Grove stores the ash seeds and is sharing them with researchers. The researchers will test

for any resistance to EAB. If any is found, ODF might then be able to breed resistance into local strains and replant

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Tami Stover, also known as the sign above the door of her barber shop indicates, “The tallest barber in Garibaldi” is celebrating 25 years cutting hair in town. Standing at 5-foot-tall, Tami just happens to be the only barber in Garibaldi. Located in the center of town, the shop was very visible during the celebration. Photo courtesy of Bob Reed

Tillamook PUD has a Wildfire Mitigation Plan?

To remain prepared for an emergency such as a wildfire, Tillamook PUD follows a Wildfire Mitigation Plan. This plan is a guide to how Tillamook PUD mitigates, prepares, and responds to wildfire situations within the Tillamook PUD service territory.

For more information and to review the Wildfire Mitigation Plan, visit www.tpud.org/safety/wildfire-safety/.

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‘Go Mo’

The Marshall Tucker Band hits center stage Thursday at Fair

The Marshall Tucker Band continues the Fair’s concert series on Thursday night. MTB is a group that me continues to have a profound level of impact on succesg sive generations of listeners who’ve been “Searchin’ for a Rainbow” and found it ns perfectly represented by this tried-and-true Southern instid tution over the decades. “I’ve been in tune with how music can make you feel, right from m when I was first in the crib,” explains lead vocalist and se bandleader Doug Gray, who’s been fronting the MTB since the very beginning. of The Marshall Tucker Band en came together as a young, ou Mo Roberts, a two-year-old dachshund from Nehungry, and quite driven y- halem won the final race July 4th at the Wiener Dog six-piece outfit in Sparer Nationals. tanburg, South Carolina in The family is proud of the first time racer. Pictured 1972, having duly baptized holding Mo after the race is Michelle and Josh Rob- themselves with the name erts. But Josie and Elyse, the Roberts daughters do of a blind piano tuner after most of the Mo’s training. they found it inscribed on a d key to their original rehearsal space — and they’ve been in w. tune with tearing it up on live also be vulnerable, he said. stages both big and small all “Finally, consider how across the globe ever since. wood from ash trees that die from emerald ash borer might Plus, the band’s mighty music catalog, consisting of more Continued from Page 2 be used locally,” Altenhoff than 20 studio albums and said. “There may be oppora score of live releases, has tunities to help local woodstreambanks, according to racked up multi-platinum workers and artists and keep Williams. album sales many times over. the wood from going to waste.

Protecting urban forests A typically rich MTB set But it is crucial that people Ash species from the cenlist is bubbling over with a not move ash or any other tral and eastern United States wood beyond their local area. healthy dose of hits like the and Europe are commonly heartfelt singalong “Heard It That avoids people accidenplanted as ornamentals in Ortally spreading wood-boring egon, according to ODF’s Urpests faster than they would ban and Community Forestry of discovery. ODF and ODA otherwise.”

Assistance Program Manager are now working closely with While the beetle doesn’t Scott Altenhoff. industry partners, including bite or sting and is otherwise “The state has been warnurban foresters and nursery harmless to people, pets, and ing communities for years to animals, it has proven deadly producers, to provide informaprepare for this pest and have tion and resources as Oregon plans in place for dealing with in another way. launches a response to the “Research revealed that the loss of ash trees,” Altendiscovery of EAB. where the tree canopy was hoff said.

The state is using the dominated by ash, the rapid ODF also has been advisEmerald Ash Borer Readiness removal of all those trees led ing cities and towns to take and Response Plan for Oregon to higher than expected deaths three important steps this as a guide in its response. The summer if possible to counter- among residents. So loss of plan was finalized in March urban trees is harmful to peoact the species invasion.

2021 and created through ple,” Altenhoff said.

“First, if it hasn’t been done the collaborative efforts of a He advises communities already, inventory trees to diverse group of stakeholders to prioritize removal of ash see how vulnerable the local and state agencies. The state trees that are already in poor urban forest is to losses from will be consulting with local health or growing in spaces emerald ash borer,” Altenhoff and federal governments and too small for them. said. “We have a common “Starting to steadily replace providing updates to the public software called TreePlotter and industry as it moves ash will spread out the costs that’s free for communities through its response efforts. and impacts better than to use. As data come in from To report sightings of emwaiting for a massive die-off,” around the state, it will give erald ash borer, make a report Altenhoff said. “Fortunately, us a common picture of where there are many alternative tree online at the Oregon Invasive all the vulnerable urban trees Species Council hotline. species, including Oregon are.”

For more information about white oak, incense cedar and Second, Altenhoff said now impacts of EAB to Oregon’s Chinese pistache, that might is a good time to remove ash urban forests and the risks to be more heat and drought trees from approved street tree native ash trees, visit ODF’s resistant than ash.” lists as has been done in PortForest Health page.

The infested ash trees in land. Olive trees, which are Forest Grove were cut down in the same family as ash, can and chipped within 48 hours

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n Tribute Continued from Page 1 Wreck Project group published their findings in this special issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly. La Follette is executive director of Oregon Coast Alliance and lead author on the special issue. By day she advocates for coastal conservation, and by night she writes poetry, which is archived at the University of Oregon’s Special Collections and University Archives.

The Oregon Historical Quarterly (OHQ) is a peer-reviewed public history journal published by the Oregon Historical Society that brings history about Oregon and the Pacific Northwest to both scholars and general readers.

OHQ is one of the largest state historical society journals in the United States and is a recognized and respected source for the history of the Pacific Northwest region.

The Summer 2018 issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly is now available to read for free online, and print copies are also available for purchase in the Oregon Historical Society Museum Store for $10. A subscription to OHQ is a benefit of Oregon Historical Society membership.

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in a Love Song,” the insistent pleading of “Can’t You See” (the signature tune of MTB’s late co-founding lead guitarist and then-principal songwriter Toy Caldwell), the testifying “Fire on the Mountain,” the wanderlust gallop of “Long Hard Ride,” and the explosive testimony of “Ramblin,’” to name but a few.

The Tillamook County Fair is back in full force this year, August 10th through 13th. With a little something for everyone, this year’s fair is not to be missed. Open 10 a.m.– 10 p.m,. Wednesday the 10th through Saturday the 13th, the Tillamook County Fair’s 2022 theme is “Hay Bales and Cow Tails”.

As always, your Fair admission includes the nightly entertainment in the Averill Arena, including the Fair’s concert series. Admission tickets for the Fair will be on sale soon – stay tuned! Find more information about the Tillamook County Fair on our website: tillamookfair.com

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TILLAMOOK COUNTY PREVENTION

Conversations as a prevention strategy

Janeane Krongos

Tillamook Family Counseling Center

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arents can play a big role in the prevention of underage substance use and gambling. Continue reading to get answers to common questions that many parents have on this subject.

Why are these conversations important?

Many children have questions about substances and gambling. Parents are the best people to answer these questions, because their children trust them. Parents should help youth understand the negative health consequences of underage substance use and gambling. When youth are knowledgeable about health consequences, their perception of harm increases. An increased perception of harm

will reduce the likelihood of experimentation.

Are underage youth really using substances and gambling?

Yes, some underage youth are using substances and gambling. To learn about the prevalence of underage substance use and gambling, I would recommend reviewing the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) 2020 Student Health Survey. This survey is an anonymous school-based survey of Oregon students (6th, 8th, and 11th grade). Survey results include the following information regarding substances, student’s perceived risk of harm, parental norms, peer norms, age of first use, and 30-day use. Additionally, information about gambling, types of gambling, and gambling behaviors is also included. You can find this

gambling.

How often should I have these conversations?

These conversations should happen regularly.

At what age do I stop having these types of conversations?

There is not a specific age to stop having these types of conversations. Parents should plan on continuing to have these conversations until their children reach early adulthood.

Is there a perfect time or occasion to have these conversations?

No, there is not a perfect time or occasion. Parents should integrate these topics into everyday conversations.

Where should I have these conversations?

These conversations can happen anywhere.

Try having a conversation • In the car: on a road trip, running errands, and transporting youth (sports practice, school, club meeting, or to a friend’s house).

• At home: while doing chores, preparing a meal, or playing a game.

• Outside of home (in private): on a shopping trip, at a park, sharing dinner at a restaurant, or taking a walk.

Are there some basic tips that will help me make the most of the conversations?

Yes, here are some tips that may be helpful.

Before the conversation

survey on the Oregon Health Authority’s website (www. oregon.gov).

When should I have a conversation?

As soon as you can. For the best results, parents should have these conversations before their children are exposed to substances or

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• Learn the facts of underage substance use. One online resource that I would recommend for this is the National Institute on Drug Abuse website(www.teens.drugabuse. gov).On this website, parents can learn the facts about underage substance use, learn about the health consequences of underage use, learn common questions that youth have about substances, and learn how to prevent underage substance use.

• Learn how gambling can affect a person’s health.

I recommend the OHA’s Impacts of Gambling on Public Health. Health and social impacts featured in this document are substance use, mental health, physical health, relationships, criminology, and economy. This resource is located on the OHA website (www.oregon.gov).

• Learn how to have conversations about substance use with youth. One place that I would recommend for this is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Talk They Hear You (TTHY) campaign website (www.samhsa.gov).

Campaign resources include: 5 Conversation Goals, Answering You’re Childs Tough Questions, Keeping your Kids Safe Brochures, and the SAMSHA TTHY podcast.

• Learn about problem gambling prevention. I recommend the Oregon

Problem Gambling Resource (OPGR) website (www.opgr. org). Prevention resources on the OPGR website include warning signs, responsible guidelines, and conversation tips.

During the conversation • Remind youth of family rules regarding substance use and gambling.

• Let youth know that underage substance use and gambling can negatively affect their health.

• Provide youth with ideas on how they can decline offers of substances or gambling.

• Role-play with youth to help them feel comfortable declining substances or gambling.

• Help youth identify other caring adults that they can go to ask questions.

• Let youth know that they can come to you if they have questions about substance’s or gambling.

Following the conversation: • Check in after the conversation to see if they have any questions.

• Repeat the conversation often.

I hope that this column has been helpful to you. If you have questions about this column, please feel free to contact me at Janeanek@tfcc. org.

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Why bother choices for Governor We have three “choices” for Governor on the ballot this year. Let’s review:••• Tina • • Kotek – Its hard to get excited for just more of the same … and that’s exactly what Tina Kotek brings to the table.

• Christine Drazan – A Trumpish election denier type spewing the tired GOP “populist” hot button agenda items and buzz words. Great

sounding goals with no details on how she intends to achieve them.

• Betsy Johnson – Demands others accept “responsibility” while she dodged it claiming “legislative immunity.” Bottom line – another duplicitous politician.

I don’t know about you, but this looks like a “why bother choice.”

Ed Rutledge Tierra Del Mar

Monkeypox slowly moving through Oregon David Rupkalvis Country Media

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As Monkeypox continues to slowly move through the United States, including cases in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority is using a threepronged approach to reach out to those at greatest risk.

Dr. Tim Menza, senior health adviser for the hMPXV response at the OHA Public Health Division, said there has been one confirmed case in Oregon, with five presumptive cases. Three of those presumptive cases were announced Wednesday, coming from Multnomah, Washington and Lane counties.

Menza said the outbreak worldwide has seen 7,243 cases in 52 countries. In the

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U.S., there has been 605 cases in 34 states.

While hPMXV can be passed to anyone, the current outbreak is having a greater impact on the LGBTQ community.

“Typically, HMPXV has an incubation of six to 13 days, but can be s long as 21 days,” Menza said. “It starts with fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes and exhaustion.

The rash may appear at the same time or five days later.

The rash can be painful or itchy and moves through predictable stages. The illness lasts two to four weeks.”

The virus has a fatality rate of 1 to 3 percent.

That’s the typical virus. But in the current outbreak, things are different, Menza said.

“In the current outbreak, the presentation is a little atypical,” he said. “The initial flu-like symptoms can occur but its sometimes very mild or not present. The location, appearance and duration of rash are also atypical in that the rash is presenting more diffusely. The rash can be subtle and may move through typical stages more quickly.”

Because the symptoms are generally milder, it creates a little more risk because people may ignore the symptoms and not seek care. Many that do, go to outpatient clinics.

Menza said doctors also may not recognize the symptoms because they vary from the norm. Monkeypox is also frequently confused with other sexually-transmitted diseases such as syphillis and herpes. hMPXV is transmitted during direct, close, personal skin-to-skin contact with a person with symptoms. In addition, contact with towels, clothing, bedding or other objects used by a person with the virus can also transmit the virus. Additionally, hMPXV can be transmitted through large respiratory droplets or oral fluids via prolonged face-to-face contact. These

types of contact may occur during activities such as sex, cuddling, massage, kissing, talking closely or caring for someone with hMPXV. Menza urged those at risk, especially in the LGBTQ community, to consider the risk when deciding what activities to do.

“We can think about risk on a spectrum,” he said. “For example, events like sporting events or concerts, where people are more likely to be fully clothed and unlikely to have skin-to-skin contact, are safer, compared to clubs and parties where people are wearing minimal clothing and there is often skin-to-skin contact or spaces like saunas, bathhouses or sex clubs, where there is minimal to no clothing and often sexual contact.”

Menza said the cases, confirmed and presumed, in Oregon were originally associated with travel. But recent cases do not have travel as a concern, indicating the virus is starting to spread within the community.

He said the average person with hPMXV will transmit the virus to two others. When compared to COVID-19, where the Omicron virus was transmitted to eight others, the risk for community spread is much lower.

Menza said OHA is working on a three-pronged approach with the virus.

Information OHA has released guidance and testing procedures to healthcare providers. It is working with community based organizations to present information, mostly to the LGBTQ community. In the next week, OHA will also establish a provider advisory group.

Testing Menza said OHA will

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hy are elephants afraid of honey bees? It sounds like a child’s riddle but it’s really true. I would never have figured it out so don’t feel bad if you don’t. It’s because things are so dry in Africa that the honey bees go after the water in the elephant’s eyes and up their trunk! Elephants don’t like that but then I don’t like it when one gets in my hair either!

The farmers in Africa build bee fences to protect their fields of crops that the elephants would ordinarily trample. They either set up bee hives around the field or they play taped recordings of bees buzzing.

There’s a wonderful website with a short video of a small herd of elephants standing peacefully by a tree.

Taped bee buzzing starts out softly and the elephants start to get restless. As the music gets louder, the bees get so upset that they stomp off hurriedly. Check out www.elephantsandbees.com, publications, video library, “Elephants running from Bee Sounds”.

As long as we are talking about buzzing, honey bees beat their wings 200 times per second, creating that trade-

mark buzz. Bees communicate with us by their buzzing.

Most fascinating, perhaps, is how honey bees communicate with each other through pheromones and through dance. We’ll just talk about pheromones today. Pheromones are chemical substances bees generate which we can just call “scents”. The queen gives off a scent which is unique to her. It’s passed from bee to bee throughout the colony as the bees touch her and then touch each other.

It serves a couple of purposes. One, if she dies or is removed from the colony, the bees know that within three hours because her scent is gone. They immediately start raising a replacement queen.

You’re going to ask me how they do that, right? Go to www.tillamookbeekeepers. org /about bees/ the Buzz – queens.

Because all the bees in

the colony have the same scent, guard bees stand at the entrance and keep bees out that are from another colony.

Those bees only want to rob honey. Bees rob when there’s a dearth, i.e. not much blooming. Right now we are in the middle of the blackberry flow. Because of all the rain we’ve had, flowers have lots more nectar than most years. It’s coming in so fast that our colonies are getting “honeybound”. The bees are filling up every cell leaving no room for the queen to lay eggs. So we have to move things around and add empty frames.

Back to pheromones.

Another scent is called the “alarm” pheromone. It’s given by bees when they sense danger and need to recruit bees to protect the hive. Sometimes it’s passed by a bee releasing a drop of venom and then fanning it.

It’s always given off when a bee stings. Supposedly what the bees smell is similar to a banana smell. No eating a banana before working in a hive! It’s always wise to wash the bee suit when one gets stung to rid it of the alarm scent. One of the reasons we smoke bees is to block the alarm pheromone.

The brood (eggs, larva, and pupa) give off a scent hat tells workers to go get pollen. Dead bees give off a scent that tell undertaker bees to remove a dead bee from the colony. Sometimes two bees will fly off carrying

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a dead bee between them to drop it a little farther from the entrance.

Lastly while watching bees coming and going from the entrance of a hive, you will often see a bee with her butt in the air. She’s giving off a scent to help new foragers find their way home!

As a reminder, all of the bees we’ve been talking about our “workers”. They are the female bees in the colony.

Amazing how they can communicate with a pheromone!

Just wait till you learn how and what they communicate with dances they do in the darkness of the hive!

It’s getting close to County Fair time, folks! Come see the observation hive and all the bee equipment. Bring your questions. Sign up for the next Intro to Honey Bees and Beekeeping class, August 20th. We are raffling off a horizontal bee hive. Honey bees love the horizontal hive with its extra long frames.

Beekeepers love it because there’s no heavy lifting. It’s great for everyone but especially those who are elderly, weaker (like me), or even handicapped. You’ve just got to see this very unusual and beautiful hive built by our own Rick Stelzig. Look it up on the website. Buying tickets is another way you can help support honey bees. Proceeds go to planting bee friendly trees throughout the county.

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Obituary

Charlie Stewart Oct. 30, 1975 - June 7, 2022

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harlie Stewart, age 46, of Tillamook, Oregon passed away on June 7, 2022 in Portland, Oregon unexpectedly.

Charlie was born on

October 30, 1975 to Jan Wells and Ronald Stewart in Astoria, Oregon. After Charlie graduated from Tillamook High School in 1993 he went onto receive his Associates in Criminal Justice from TBCC, and his Bachelors Degree in Human Resources from Western Governors University.

After graduating with his degree in Criminal Justice he began his career in Law Enforcement for the City of Rockaway Beach as an officer in 2008 and was than sworn in as Police Chief in 2015. In 2021, Charlie left the police force to pursue a new career at Adventist Health Tillamook.

In 2010 Charlie met the love of his life Amber Masterson where they went on to get married in March of 2017, blending both families.

Charlie loved to spend his free time with his friends and family hunting, camping and riding side by sides. He loved spending time with their dogs Hank, and Sydnie who miss him very much. He loved working in his yard, and remodeling their recently purchased forever home.

Charlie was preceded in death by his father Ronald Stewart, and both sets of Grandparents.

He leaves behind his beloved Wife, Amber Stewart;

Daughter, Taylor (Tyson) Toepfer; Sons: Cody Stewart, Trent Stonebrink, Ryan Rawe, and Dylan Rawe; Mother, Janice (Dave) Wells; Brothers: Justin (Marcee) Stewart and Nick Stewart. Beloved Aunt Brenda & Uncle Jim Stewart. Many cousins, nieces, nephews, and extended family.

Services will be held at Tillamook County Fairgrounds on July 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers the family asks any donations be made to the family go fund me page: https://gofund.me/3a543b41 Services will be held at Tillamook County Fairgrounds on July 16, 2022 at 1 p.m.

Board searched nationwide for new leader

The Tillamook County Library Advisory Board and the Board of County Commissioners are pleased to announce the hiring of the next library director, Don Allgeier.

Allgeier was selected following a nationwide search.

After an intensive two-day interview process where candidates were questioned by the Don Allgeier Library Advisory Board, repOne exciting aspect about resentatives from the Library the new director is he already Foundation, current staff, and lives in Tillamook County! the Board of County Commissioners, Allgeier rose to the top “I’m so excited to contribute to the library in the place I as being the best fit to lead the Tillamook County Library into call home and am raising my children,” Allgeier said. “I’m the future. looking forward to hearing Allgeier from the comhas worked Don comes with a munity about in libraries what they love for the past wealth of professional and want from 17 years. His experience from one of their library.” most recent Interim position was the most highly regarded Director, Bill Director of library systems in the Landau, agrees Operations nation. We are looking wholeheartedly for the forward to working with with the newly Multnomah appointed County him. - Mary Faith Bell Libraries Tillamook County Commissioner director. “I am so proud in Portland and excited where he to welcome Don as our next supervised Human Resources, Library Facilities, Finance, and visionary leader,” he said. “He has the right leadership, comProject Management. munication, and financial skills “Tillamook County is lucky to get Don Allgeier as our new to deliver the best possible library service going forward. library director,” said TillaI find it an advantage that he mook County Commissioner already lives here and is well Mary Faith Bell. “Don comes acquainted with the county and with a wealth of professional our weather. ” experience from one of the Don Allgeier will assume most highly regarded library the role of library director on systems in the nation. We are July 18, 2022. looking forward to working with him.”

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n Virus Continued from Page 4 now allow providers to send specimens directly to the state lab without prior approval, which is a change from the previous rules. In addition, Labcorp will offer testing with turnaround time of one to three days. Other private labs are likely to start offering testing.

Prevention There is a vaccine for

hPMXV, but doses are limited and used only in confirmed cases or close contacts with confirmed cases. The vaccine is effective both before and after someone is infected.

Menza said Oregon has 193 doses of the vaccine, with further federal allocation pending. With the limited supply of vaccine, OHA has focused of vaccinating confirmed partners of people with HPMXV. “When more vaccine becomes available, our goal is to offer vaccination to those at increased risk of exposure to hMPXV, including cisgender

and transgender men who have sex with men and transgender women who have sex with men with more than one sex partner in the prior two weeks,” he said.

An anti-viral treatment is also available to those with confirmed cases, but there are only 25 in the state.

Menza urged those at risk to keep a close watch on their bodies. If they are sick, stay home and do not get too close to partners. If they see a rash, have a doctor check it out.

“If providers aren’t sure if they should send for HPMXV testing, we are here to offer

guidance,” Menza said. “Local health authorities are also key resources.”

While most cases are mild, hMPXV disease can be severe, including hemorrhagic disease, severe rash over large areas of skin, infection of the central nervous system, eye infections or sepsis. Antiviral treatment is available for people with, or are at risk for, severe disease, including children younger than 8, pregnant people, people with compromised immune systems, people with atopic dermatitis or a blistering skin disease.

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